© 1975 Dale L. Walker

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Walker Dale L.

[Death was the black horse]

Rough Rider: Buckey O'Neill of Arizona / Dale L. Walker.

p. cm.

Originally published: Death was the black horse. Austin, Tex.:
Madrona Press, 1975.

Includes bibliographcal references and index.

ISBN 0-8032-9796-3 (pbk.: alk. paper)

1. O'Neill, William Owen, 1860-1898. 2. United States. Army.
Volunteer Cavalry, 1st--Biography. 3. Pioneers--Arizona--Biography.
4. Soldiers--Arizona--Biography. 5. Spanish-American War, 1898--
Campaigns. 6. Arizona--Biography. I. Title.

F811.05W34 1998

973.8'9'092--dc21

[B] 97-30149
CIP

Reprinted from the original 1975 edition, titled Death Was the Black Horse, by
Madrona Press, Austin, Texas.

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