1919. The autobiography of Toponce who records his adventures as a pioneer in the rugged intermountain region of Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah. It is full of action, anecdotes, and character sketches and flavored with the author's own direct and humorous style, and these reminiscences are a thoroughly engaging piece of Western Americana. Partial Contents: Life in York State; On the Road to Santa Fe; Pike's Peak or Bust; The Vigilantes Clean Up Montana; Doing Business with Brigham Young; A Battle with the Sioux; Trip to Nevada; The Coming of the Union Pacific; Business Men of Salt Lake; Taming Bill Johnson; The Art of Being Mayor; Raising Sheep in Wyoming; and Interviewing Brother Snow.