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The Wild Horse of the West, The Wild Horse of the West, 0803252234, 0-8032-5223-4, 978-0-8032-5223-3, 9780803252233, Walker D. Wyman
Illustrated by Harold E. Bryant
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The Wild Horse of the West
Walker D. Wyman
Illustrated by Harold E. Bryant
paperback
1962.
349 pp.
Illus.
978-0-8032-5223-3
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The story of the mustang and the wild or feral horse, whether of Spanish or American ancestry, is recounted by Walker D. Wyman in this authoritative book, which has been called “the final word on the history of the horse on the western range.” Among matters treated are theories as to the origin of the wild horse; its place in the history and economy of the Indian (the coming of the hose “was as important to him as the coming of steam to the white man”); the origin of the western pony and the palomino; and the disappearance of the mustang and the extermination of the western horse from the range.
 "What has happened to the mustang and to the wild or feral horse, whether of Spanish or American ancestry, in the West, is exhaustively and interestingly set forth by Walker D. Wyman. His is, perhaps, the final word on the history of the horse on the western range. . . . This is a book which holds the interest not only of students of western history and of the range, but also of the general reader."—New Mexico Historical Review "A story gleaned from everything worth while that has been written on the wild horse and the bibliography alone will assure it space on any shelf of Americana. . . . Harold Bryant's illustrations are splendid."—New York Times Book Review "This is a long-needed book—a valuable contribution to pioneer history. The range horse—the Mustang and the Cayuse—played no small part in the development of the West, but that part has been too often forgotten. . . . The story is well and interestingly told by Mr. Wyman."—Oregon Historical Quarterly "Wyman examines authoritatively the various theories as to the origins of the wild horses of the plains, which eventually competed with the buffalo, transformed the culture of the Plains Indians, and still later constituted a major economic factor in Western ranching. . . . The work constitutes a valuable addition to Western Americana."—Chicago Sun
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