Why are we confident that our copy is a First Edition? We know that The Boss of Wind River was first published January 1, 1911. The title page indicates that our copy was published in 1911. There is no First Edition statement, but we know that this publisher did not include First Edition statements until the 1920s. There is no mention of subsequent printings. You can find lots or reproductions, but not many originals. Why get a reproduction, when you can pay no more, and get the real deal?

The plot. Joe Kent has barely graduated when he's called upon to take over the family business. He knows nothing about logging but with his father now dead he has little choice but to try to make a go of it. Unfortunately, a railroad magnate wants him out of the way, and out of business. He sets up his team at Wind River and prepares for the fight of his life.


From a review by Ron Scheer. “For a first novel, this logging adventure shows the work of an accomplished storyteller. It grips you from the beginning with an unexpected crisis thrust upon a young man and doesn’t let you or him go until the final pages. Neither far-fetched no implausible, the tightly plotted story is based in the real-life world of the timber industry