Frederic Remington was a 19th century American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who painted depictions of the Old American West. He specialized in images of cowboys, Indians, and the American cavalry. In 1886, Remington was sent to Arizona by Harper's Weekly on a commission as an artist-correspondent to cover the government's war against Geronimo. The table of contents for Crooked Trails includes: HOW THE LAW GOT INTO THE CHAPARRAL, THE BLUE QUAIL OF THE CACTUS, A SERGEANT OF THE ORPHAN TROOP, THE SPIRIT OF MAHONGUI, THE ESSENTIALS AT FORT ADOBE, MASSAI'S CROOKED TRAIL, JOSHUA GOODENOUGH'S OLD LETTER, CRACKER COWBOYS OF FLORIDA, THE STRANGE DAYS THAT CAME TO JIMMIE FRIDAY, and THE SOLEDAD GIRLS.