Capital Characters of Old Cheyenne

Barney Ford, former slave who owned Cheyenne's most famous hotel. Prairie Rose Henderson, champion cowgirl who died on the prairie. George D. Rainsford, architect, horse rancher, and eccentric. Willis Van Devanter, judge, attorney, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Estelle Reel, first woman elected to state office in the nation. Charley Irwin, larger-than-life stockman and rodeo producer. Elwood Mead, wrote water laws that became standard around the world. Asa Shinn Mercer, author of Wyoming's most famous "burned book." Book jacket.