This space is dedicated to the underappreciated art form of the chapbook which has been of significant importance in the launching of many fine authors. What follows are images and observations on the writers and their books
The Press of the Territorian
Santa Fe, NM
assumed 1966 publication
Number 11 of a Series of Western Americana
40 page historical record of the lynching of this particular Elizabeth Taylor and her brother, Thomas Jones, in 1885. The west was wild and untamed as were the people who "claimed" it. Brutal is a more likely description. It's useful to remember that "lynching" came from a judge. Judge Lynch. Justice at the end of a rope is not justice at all.
Edgewood, KY
(c) 1995
I visited the Baldwin Book Barn in West Chester, PA recently and found a number of chapbooks all published by this small enterprise. I opted for this one because it had a poetry postcard inside that I have yet to send out but that's another story.
Now, I have done just enough research to link to this Robert Barth individual as well as the author of this collection.
