The focus is on powder horns of the south including Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, but also includes examples from South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New England. Each horn is illustrated and measured in multiple parameters with the various materials and woods identified.

Pertinent history & biographical information is included, as well as an analysis of the horn and its likely origin. This study provides an excellent framework for future study and clarification. Over 700 full color images illustrating over 150 different powder horns. Hardbound.