For years I’ve been trying to get my hands on a limited print book, ‘ Gringo Doctor ‘  by I.J.Bush. He was Bill Jordan’s Grandfather. This book was mentioned in Jordan’s  book ‘ No Second Place Winner ‘ and I tagged it as a must about ten years ago. It’s a remarkable tale about a surgeon who traveled and practiced along the Wild West Texas border and into Mexico. This was a time of ‘ No Law West of the Pecos ‘ and he lived and worked with some wild tough characters. Besides surgery and having to ride horseback to remote patients 40-80 miles through some interesting country he was also a bit of a archeologist and explorer dealing with the Indian tribes and remote settlements and mining camps deep in the rugged no-man’s land of the Sierra Madres of Sonora and Chihuahua. When the big Mexicans Revolution ignited in the early 1900’s the good doctor cut tracks with Pancho Villa and became 
‘ Surgeon General of the Insurrecto Army  ‘ . Wow what a title what a tale.

After about ten years of hoping to find a volume within financial reach I saw an offering on Abe Books for around $40.00 shipped. Original printings running $400 to $500 so I bit but didn’t follow the fine print close enough. It was three months delivery, no tracking, no nothing. It just showed up one day. But it’s a pretty nice leather bond book from some obscure bindery in Delhi, India. It’s a great read so if you’re like me interested in that period of the West and the Mexican border region you’ll love it

Rick ( always two clicks off the topic ) 

Wayne, your thought prompted me to recall what I thought was a good read by the single shot rifle author Kelver, 15 years on the western frontier.

The title and Internet archive reference are both good tips. Bookmarked it on my IA page. Looks like good winter reading. Thanks guys 

Boats

There is something very satisfying when you have to turn printed pages with your fingers and have the heft of a real book in your hands, a volume you can pick up any time just to read a few lines. 

Rick

Much prefer a real book too, but thinning my library, shelf space at a premium . Don’t have much On South West history. If it’s real good may buy a copy. Like to read more on West Texas. It’s my favorite part of the state.

Boats.