Desperate Seed: Ellsworth, Kansas on the Violent Frontier

by Jim Gray

"A man for breakfast" was the morning's oath and by dinner was often satisfied. Custer, Hickok and Cody were merely peers to the forgotten company of desperadoes and heroes that populated this frontier town that became a legend while "just a baby on the banks of the Smoky." The history of Ellsworth, Kansas, is not a typical history. Desperate Seed will take the reader to a Wild West only imagined but very real to those who lived it. As Rod Beemer author of The Deadliest Woman in the West puts it, this book is truly "the rest of the story about the Old West's railheads, outlaws, lawmen, and tough towns."

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

James McLin Gray AKA "Cowboy"

Ranger for the Corps. of Engineers at Kanapolis Lake.

Reviews

[Lynette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well researched! A few typos, but no biggie. This was about as complete of a history of the first 10 years of Ellsworth as you can get.

[Tim Vandall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spectacular book. Mr Gray did a significant amount of research on this. Reading this book makes you feel like you've gone back in time. Amazing author!

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

What to learn about the wild and wooly west? Then this book is a must read. Many know about Abilene and Dodge, but what about Ellsworth, Kansas?