Steckmesser, Kent Ladd, 1928- The Western hero in history and legend / Kent Ladd Steckmesser. - [1st ed.] - Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1965]. - xiii, 281 p. : illus., ports. ; 23 cm. Bibliography : p. 256-271. Subjects--Topical Terms: Heroes in literature. Subjects--Geographic Terms: West (U.S.)--Biography.