Legends of the Old West Visit the Big Apple

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, many Old West icons were frequent visitors to New York City. Their association with urban life and related buildings is captured by author Michael P. O’Connor through a series of short biographies in The Wild West Meets the Big Apple (Pelican Publishing Company, $25.95). Nearly 90 archival images and current photographs help readers identify sites and former structures, as well as the few still standing, associated with the likes of David Crockett,