Yellowstone Kelly - by Luther S Kelly (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Yellowstone Kelly: The Memoirs of Luther S Kelly.

Review Quotes

"Here is history in a most entertaining form."--Boston Transcript

"His memoirs [are] written with a rare skill in narration. . . . It is a part of the story of the West and particularly of the Yellowstone region that we could ill afford to lose."--Review of Reviews

"In the narrative of Yellowstone Kelly we have a rare story of adventure and service. General Miles, who knew him long and intimately, fitly compares him with such heroes of the American wilderness as Daniel Boone and David Crocket. . . . His story is at once an important contribution to the history of the western frontier in the decades to which it pertains and a thrilling tale of sustained adventure."--M. M. Quaife

"Mr. Kelly writes not as a novelist, but as a historian, and his work is rich in the best qualities of both."--Outlook

"What old 'Yellowstone' has to say is extremely interesting, and he tells it in simple, straightforward fashion, with a wealth of absorbing detail."--New York Times