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Book Early Oklahoma Railroad Raiders

Download or read book Early Oklahoma Railroad Raiders written by Charlton Andrews and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Railroad Raiders

    Book Details:
  • Author : William Pittenger
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2007-06
  • ISBN : 9781846772085
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Railroad Raiders written by William Pittenger and published by . This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1862, J. J Andrews, a United States secret agent who habitually travelled into and out of the Confederate States on spying missions, conceived a daring plan to disrupt the Georgia State Railroad by the burning of bridges and creating general chaos behind the lines. To achieve this objective he brought together a special team of saboteurs, drawn principally from Ohio Volunteer Regiments of the Union Army. This early covert operation meant the troops had to travel in disguise-without uniforms-into the very heartland of the enemy. Initially all went well, Pittenger, a young team member describes the abduction of a locomotive in thrilling detail. The South was not about to allow such audacity to go unpunished however, and soon every resource it could bring to bear was dedicated to the capture of the saboteurs. Soon the entire countryside was in arms against them and they were taken prisoner. For some, prison was inevitable, but for others the future held only the gallows and the hangman's rope. The survivors soon realised they were embarked upon a race against time and their only hope for life meant a daring escape and bid for freedom.

Book 1200 Treasure Books

Download or read book 1200 Treasure Books written by Jesse Ed Rascoe and published by Fort Davis, Tex. : Frontier Book Company. This book was released on 1970 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Great Locomotive Chase

Download or read book The Great Locomotive Chase written by William Pittenger and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Katy Railroad and the Last Frontier

Download or read book The Katy Railroad and the Last Frontier written by V. V. Masterson and published by University of Missouri. This book was released on 1952 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the first railroad built across Indian Territory (Oklahoma).

Book Targeted Tracks

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  • Author : Scott L. Mingus, Sr.
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-09-15
  • ISBN : 9781611215434
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Targeted Tracks written by Scott L. Mingus, Sr. and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War was the first conflict in which railroads played a major role. The Cumberland Valley Railroad's location enhanced its importance during some of the Civil War's most critical campaigns. The primary sources, combined with the expertise of the authors, bring this largely untold story to life.

Book The WPA Guide to Oklahoma

    Book Details:
  • Author : Federal Writers' Project
  • Publisher : Trinity University Press
  • Release : 2013-10-31
  • ISBN : 1595342346
  • Pages : 553 pages

Download or read book The WPA Guide to Oklahoma written by Federal Writers' Project and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to Oklahoma is filled with descriptions of Native American life in the region, accompanied by many photographs. From Black Mesa to Cavanal Hill, this guide to the Sooner State takes the reader on a journey across the state’s vast and varied landscape. Also, notable in this guide is an essay by prominent historian Edward Everett Dale entitled “The Spirit of Oklahoma.”

Book Pretty Boy  The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd

Download or read book Pretty Boy The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd written by Michael Wallis and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-05-17 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the life of one of America's most notorious criminals, describing "Pretty Boy" Floyd's coming of age in poverty, his descent into petty crime and bootlegging, his stormy marriage, murders, jail terms, and violent death.

Book Harper s Weekly

Download or read book Harper s Weekly written by John Bonner and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Imperialism and Expansionism in American History  4 volumes

Download or read book Imperialism and Expansionism in American History 4 volumes written by Chris J. Magoc and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 1665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This four-volume encyclopedia chronicles the historical roots of the United States' current military dominance, documenting its growth from continental expansionism to hemispheric hegemony to global empire. This groundbreaking four-volume encyclopedia offers sweeping coverage of a subject central to American history and of urgent importance today as the nation wrestles with a global imperial posture and the long-term viability of the largest military establishment in human history. The work features more than 650 entries encompassing the full scope of American expansionism and imperialism from the colonial era through the 21st-century "War on Terror." Readers will learn about U.S.-Native American conflicts; 19th-century land laws; early forays overseas, for example, the opening of Japan; and America's imperial conflicts in Cuba and the Philippines. U.S. interests in Latin America are explored, as are the often-forgotten ambitions that lay behind the nation's involvement in the World Wars. The work also offers extensive coverage of the Cold War and today's ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and the Middle East as they relate to U.S. national interests. Notable individuals, including American statesmen, military commanders, influential public figures, and anti-imperialists are covered as well. The inclusion of cultural elements of American expansionism and imperialism—for example, Hollywood films and protest music—helps distinguish this set from other more limited works.

Book Oklahoma

    Book Details:
  • Author : Oklahoma
  • Publisher : US History Publishers
  • Release : 1976
  • ISBN : 1603540350
  • Pages : 550 pages

Download or read book Oklahoma written by Oklahoma and published by US History Publishers. This book was released on 1976 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Exhibitor

Download or read book The Exhibitor written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some issues include separately paged sections: Better management, Physical theatre, extra profits; Review; Servisection.

Book The Uncivil War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert R. Mackey
  • Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
  • Release : 2014-08-04
  • ISBN : 0806148047
  • Pages : 310 pages

Download or read book The Uncivil War written by Robert R. Mackey and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Upper South—Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia—was the scene of the most destructive war ever fought on American soil. Contending armies swept across the region from the outset of the Civil War until its end, marking their passage at Pea Ridge, Shiloh, Perryville, and Manassas. Alongside this much-studied conflict, the Confederacy also waged an irregular war, based on nineteenth-century principles of unconventional warfare. In The Uncivil War, Robert R. Mackey outlines the Southern strategy of waging war across an entire region, measures the Northern response, and explains the outcome. Complex military issues shaped both the Confederate irregular war and the Union response. Through detailed accounts of Rebel guerrilla, partisan, and raider activities, Mackey strips away romanticized notions of how the “shadow war” was fought, proving instead that irregular warfare was an integral part of Confederate strategy.

Book Quantrill in Texas

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul R. Petersen
  • Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN : 9781581825824
  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book Quantrill in Texas written by Paul R. Petersen and published by Cumberland House Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details Quantrill's forays into North Texas during the Civil War.

Book Texas Train Robberies

    Book Details:
  • Author : W.C. Jameson
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2017-10-01
  • ISBN : 1493028669
  • Pages : 202 pages

Download or read book Texas Train Robberies written by W.C. Jameson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales from the Days of the Untamed West Not only are these train robberies fascinating and daring, many of them are associated with some of the foremost outlaws of the day—colorful personalities including Black Jack Ketchum, Sam Bass, Rube and Jim Burrow, the Doolin Gang, Mexican raiders, and more.