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Volume 2088

ERB IN THE WILD WEST
In advance of our presentation at the Pocatello, Idaho Dum-Dum
I collated a few of our ERBzine features 
relevant to Ed's time spent in America's Wild West.

FIRST
From the Danton Burroughs Family Archive in Tarzana. . .
Sent to me a few days before his death:

Certification of ERB's Employment as a Depot Policeman for
the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company in Salt Lake City ~
May 9 - October 14, 1904


Click to see the full document


The Sweetser-Burroughs Mining Company's
Gold Mining Dredge and "El Nido" Houseboat
on Snake River, Idaho


The Sweetser-Burroughs Mining Company's
Coal Bin and Tug
on Snake River, Idaho


BURROUGHS NOVELS IN A WESTERN SETTING

The Bandit of Hell's Bend
ERB C.H.A.S.E.R.
Modest Stein: Bandit of Hell's Bend - sepia FP same as DJ
Modest Stein colour DJ
The Bandit of Hell's Bend
ILLUSTRATED VERSION
Large DJ Image
Large Image of Cover Art
ERB started writing in March 1923
Working titles were 
The Black Coyote and Diana of the Bar Y
E-TEXT EDITION
eText (Available in Australia Only)
Illustrated by Al Martin Napoletano
Copyright Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

CH. 1 | CH. 2 | CH. 3 | CH. 4 | CH. 5 | CH. 6

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Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County
ERB C.H.A.S.E.R
John Coleman Burroughs cover art, frontispiece and 22 chapter headings
Cover art by John Coleman Burroughs
Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County
ERBzine 3043
Pitched forward upon his face
Interior art by John Coleman Burroughs,
Large DJ Image
Large Image of Cover Art
Started in June, 1930 under the working titles 
That Damn Dude and The Brass Heart.
First published as a three part pulp serial 
under the title The Terrible Tenderfoot.
Dedicated to Mary Lucas Pfleuger ~ Honolulu
E-TEXT EDITION
Interior Illustrations by 
John Coleman Burroughs
From the John Coleman Burroughs 
Tribute Sites
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The War Chief
ERB C.H.A.S.E.R.
Paul Stahr: War Chief - title page anonymous artist -  no FP
Cover art by Paul Stahr
Apache Devil
ERB C.H.A.S.E.R.
Studley Burroughs: Apache Devil - 5 b/w interiors
Cover art by Studley Oldham Burroughs 
Large DJ Image
Large Image of Cover Art
ERB began work on this in August 1926
Working title: The War Chief of the Apaches
E-TEXT EDITION
Large DJ Image
Large Image of Cover Art
ERB started this sequel to 
The War Chief on August 4, 1927.
E-TEXT EDITION
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THE MUCKER
ERB C.H.A.S.E.R.
J. Allen St. John: Mucker - 5 b/w interiors
Cover art by J. Allen St. John
The Girl from Hollywood
ERB C.H.A.S.E.R.
P. J. Monahan: Girl from Hollywood - FP same as DJ
Cover art by P.J. Monahan
Click for large cover images
See DJ image
ERB began work on part 1 sometime 
between August and October, 1913
Part 2 on January 24, 1916
READ THE E-TEXT EDITION
Click for large cover art image
Click for DJ image
ERB started writing this in November 16, 1921
under the working title: "The Penningtons."

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Minidoka 937th Earl of One Mile Series M 
  ERB C.H.A.S.E.R.

Cover by J. Allen St. John
The Moon Maid (Pt. 3: Red Hawk)
ERB C.H.A.S.E.R.
J. Allen St. John: Moon Maid - DJ art used in sepia FP
Cover by J. Allen St. John
Click for larger art image
Click for ERB Portrait by ERB
An Historical Fairy Tale 
Written circa 1903 ~ 
Eight years before his first published novel
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Click for large cover  image
Click for DJ image
Click for St. John Cover Art
ERB started Part 1: Moon Maid in June 1922
ERB wrote Part 2: Moon Men under working title 
"Under the Red Flag" in April and May 1919
Part 3: The Red Hawk


EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS IN THE WILD WEST
ARIZONA I
1896-1897 at Fort Grant with the U.S. 7th Cavalry

Feature 1: ERBzine 3469
ERB: The War Years Series
1896-1897: 
Service in the 7th US Cavalry
Fort Grant, Arizona Territory
 http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3469.html
 

Feature 2: ERBzine 3470
Sketch Book Memories
Sketches of the Cavalry, Apaches, and Horses
By 20-year-old ERB  and Frederic Remington
 http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3470.html

Feature 3: ERBzine 3471
FORT GRANT: THEN AND NOW
by Frank Puncer
A Burroughs Bulletin Authorized Reprint
http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3471.html

Feature 4: ERBzine 3472
Archival Photos
U.S. Cavalry Post
Fort Grant, Arizona
 http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3472.html

Feature 5: ERBzine 3473
Bloody 7th Scrapbook
History ~ Photos ~ Memorabilia
http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3473.html

Feature 6: ERBzine 3474
Apache Kid Scrapbook
Apache Kid History
Apache Warriors ~ Apache Families
ERB and B Troop pursue the Apache Kid
 http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3474.html


EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS IN THE WILD WEST
ARIZONA II
Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Apache

Feature 1: ERBzine 3482
Edgar Rice Burroughs Returns to Arizona Territory
Captain John Bourke's Influence on 
ERB's Apache and Mars Novels
by Frank Puncer
 http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3482.html


eTexts
Feature 2: ERBzine 3483
Captain John Bourke's
ON THE BORDER WITH CROOK
THE MEDICINE MEN OF THE APACHE
Illustrations and Texts from the First Editions
Plus a compilation of related ERBzine references
 http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3483.html

Apache Necklace of Human Fingers

Feature 3: ERBzine 3484
Another in our series of
References for the ERB Apache Novels
INDIAN WARS and APACHE SCRAPBOOK
http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3484.html

Feature 4: ERBzine 3484a
From the
Hillman Vintage 3D Archive
APACHE PHOTO GALLERY
28 STEREOVIEW CARDS IN 3-D
http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3484a.html

Young ERB's first artistic efforts
Feature 5: ERBzine 1153
ERB References for the
THE APACHE NOVELS I
The War Chief ~ The Apache Devil
 http://www.erbzine.com/mag11/1153.html

Young ERB's first artistic efforts
Feature 6: ERBzine 1154
ERB References for the
THE APACHE NOVELS II
The War Chief ~ The Apache Devil
 http://www.erbzine.com/mag11/1154.html



EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS IN THE WILD WEST
IDAHO
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Feature 1: ERBzine 1646
The Burroughs / Sweetser Connection I
with photos and clippings from Gloria Draper Sweetser
Ed the teenage cowboy joins his ranching and gold dredging brothers in Idaho
Life on Yale Ranch and in the giant El Nino houseboat on Snake River
http://www.erbzine.com/mag16/1646.html
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Feature 2: ERBzine 1647
The Burroughs / Sweetser Connection II
Ed's stationery/photo store in Pocatello - Return to ranching
Newlyweds return to the dredging operation
Ed the Salt Lake City RR Cop
 http://www.erbzine.com/mag16/1647.html
Posed many years later at Tarzana, CA
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Cassia County
Feature 3: Looking Back

Minidoka Today by Andrew

Tarzan Creator in Pocatello
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Part I
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Part II
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Part III
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Ratnaz Files Banner by Duane Adams
Jeddak of the North visits Megadoka
(A Ratnaz Parody)



BURROUGHS BIBLIOPHILES VISIT ERB IDAHO COUNTRY

ERBzine 3660 : Dum-Dum 2011 Directory
ERBzine 3660a : Panthan Welcome
ERBzine 3661 : Huckster Room
ERBzine 3661a : BB Auction
ERBzine 3662 : Media/Galloway/Franke/Hillman
ERBzine 3663 : Coach Tour of ERB Country
ERBzine 3664 : Final Evening Banquet
ERBzine 3664a : Farewell Breakfast
ERBzine 3665 : Minidoka I: Town Tour
ERBzine 3666 : Minidoka II: History Documents
ERBzine 3667 : Panthans Story
ERBzine 3668 : Pocatello Museum I | II | III | IV
ERBzine 3669 : Minidoka Museum I | II | III
ERBzine Idaho : ERB Country and News
Handouts: Black Man's Burden Poem | ERB Stamp | II
Presentation: ERB in the Electronic MATRIX



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