Download or read book Encyclopedia Of Western Lawmen and Outlaws written by Jay Robert Nash and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1994-08-22 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 1000 entries and 400 illustrations, this volume is the most fact-packed history of the West ever assembled. Crime historian extraordinaire Jay Robert Nash has left no stone unturned in his search for the gunmen, train robbers, gangs, desperadoes, range warriors, gamblers, and lawmen that roamed the frontier. Contrary to popular myth, the Wild West was not a glamorous land where chivalry and courage were the custom and a man died with his boots on. It was a land of incredible hardships—brutal weather, hunger and disease, and the constant threat of violent death. Everyone carried a six-shooter, neutrality was impossible, and violence unavoidable; lawmen and outlaws lived side by side, and often there was no telling one from the other. Into this land came pioneers lured by promises of great fortunes, ex-Confederate soldiers embittered by the outcome of the war, greedy cattle barons, and merchant princes. It was truly an explosive mixture.Included in this volume are all the great Western legends—Billy the Kid, Jesse and Frank James, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Judge Roy Bean, ”Wild Bill” Hickock—and a host of lesser-known figures who, though they may have missed notoriety, were equally lethal. And while the West was very much a man's world, several women managed to shoot, steal, or gamble their way to fame—including Belle Starr, Pearl Hart, and Calamity Jane.A compelling read, Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen & Outlaws will be the standard reference for years to come. In addition to alphabetical listings, it offers a glossary of lawmen and a glossary of outlaws, a magnificent photo and illustration appendix, and an extensive bibliography of books on the American West.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen Outlaws written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Lawmen Outlaws and Gunfighters written by Leon Claire Metz and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standoffs, saloons, and sunsets spring to mind when one envisions the rough and tumble early days of the American frontier.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen Outlaws written by Jay Robert Nash and published by Paragon House Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the most fact-packed history of the West ever assembled. Written by crime historian extraordinaire Jay Robert Nash, it leaves no stone unturned as it scours the plains and mountain ranges of the Old West in search of the gunmen, train robbers, gangs, desperadoes, range warriors, gamblers, and lawmen that roamed the untamed land. It is alphabetically arranged with over 1,000 entries and 400 illustrations.--[book jacket].
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters written by Bill O'Neal and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sifting factual information from among the lies, legends, and tall tales, the lives and battles of gunfighters on both sides of the law are presented in a who's who of the violent West
Download or read book Old West Lawmen written by Legends of America and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Old West was often a lawless place, where outlaws frequently reigned supreme. Many of the wild and rowdy places were initially populated by men and often attracted seedier elements of society to their many saloons, dance halls, gambling parlors and brothels. However, as thousands of pioneers pushed their way westward in search of land and better lives, they demanded law and order. Marshals and sheriffs were in high demand in some of the most lawless settlements, as well as the numerous mining camps that dotted the west. Though the vast majority of these Old West lawmen were honorable and heroic figures, ironically, many of them rode both sides of the fence and were known as outlaws as well. Old West Lawmen includes a collection of stories about 57 lawmen with over 70 vintage photographs plus articles on organizations like the Texas Rangers, U.S. Marshals, and Pinkerton Detective Agency.
Download or read book Wild West Lawmen and Outlaws written by Ryan P. Randolph and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the history of the lawmen and outlaws who played an integral part in the building of the American West.
Download or read book Western Lawmen written by Will C. Carter (researcher) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Outlaws of the American West written by D. J. Herda and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses famous outlaws or gangs and their crime in the Old West.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the Old West written by Denis McLoughlin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1975 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 200 Texas Outlaws and Lawmen 1835 1935 written by Laurence Yadon and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively reference covering a century’s worth of shooters, sheriffs, and more in the Lone Star State. The Lone Star State is known for producing both vicious outlaws and valorous lawmen. While Machine Gun Kelly terrorized urban civilians, lawmen such as Ranger John Barclay Armstrong tried to keep things under control. This is the story of Texas’s most famous criminals, intrepid lawmen—and in the case of James Edwin Reed, both—as well as such figures as the legendary Judge Roy Bean. This reference brings to life a time before the West was tamed, and also includes a chronology of well-known crimes and a locale list of notorious events.
Download or read book Outlaws and Lawmen of the West written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lawmen and Outlaws written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Beidler. William Preston Longley. Joaquin Murietta. Cattle Kate. Cole Younger. John Wesley Hardin. Jesse James. Black Jack Ketchum. Billy the Kid. Pat Garrett. Black Bart. Tiburcio Vasquez. Wyatt Earp. Bob Dalton. Christian Madsen. Bill Doolin. Bill Tilghman. Heck Thomas.
Download or read book Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film written by Buck Rainey and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, Belle Starr, Wyatt Earp, the Younger Gang, the Dalton-Doolin Gang and Bat Masterson--these real-life lawmen and lawbreakers have been the basis of so many Hollywood Westerns that it has become difficult to discover where the truth ends and the legend begins. All actually became larger-than-life characters during their lifetimes, as contemporary newspapers and books embellished their deeds for their own purposes. But it was in Hollywood that the line between reality and myth was completely blurred. Each chapter-length entry here first focuses on the known facts of the people's lives and how each became truly legendary during their lifetimes. The reality is then compared to how they have been portrayed in the movies.
Download or read book Wild and Woolly written by Denis McLoughlin and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 2,500 entries on the personalities and events that make up the lore of the Old West.
Download or read book Outlaws and Gunfighters of the Old West written by Phillip W. Steele and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whoa, pardner! Sit y'self down for some good ole storytellin' 'bout the wild, wild West. Western writer Phillip W. Steele and country-music artist John D. LeVan have combined their talents and interests in true stories of the Old West in this exciting narrative and accompanying audiocassette. Steele's book tells the true story of Jesse James, the Daltons, John Wesley Hardin, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Belle Starr, and Billy the Kid. LeVan's original songs are not only entertaining but also based on the true history of these personalities and events.
Download or read book Outlaws and Lawmen of the Wild West written by Carl R Green and published by Enslow Publishers. This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- Biographies of famous and infamous men of the Western frontier. -- Entices the reluctant reader to relive the exciting days of the Wild West. -- Each book contains a glossary, a further reading list, and an index.
