Author: Jan Cleere
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762783869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
True stories of the Grand Canyon state's most infamous robbers, rustlers, and bandits.
Outlaw Tales of Arizona
Author: Jan Cleere
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762783869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
True stories of the Grand Canyon state's most infamous robbers, rustlers, and bandits.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762783869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
True stories of the Grand Canyon state's most infamous robbers, rustlers, and bandits.
Outlaw Tales of Arizona
Author: Jan Cleere
Publisher: TwoDot
ISBN: 9780762728145
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tells the stories and legends of the Arizona Territory's most notorious outlaws.
Publisher: TwoDot
ISBN: 9780762728145
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tells the stories and legends of the Arizona Territory's most notorious outlaws.
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen
Author: Marshall Trimble
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625855303
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
True stories of the wild and dangerous world of the Arizona Territory—includes photos. A refuge for outlaws at the close of the 1800s, the Arizona Territory was a wild, lawless land of greedy feuds, brutal killings and figures of enduring legend. These gunfighters included heroes as well as killers, and some were considered both. Bandit Pearl Hart committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies in the country, and James Addison Reavis pulled off the most extraordinary real estate scheme in the West. But with fearless lawmen like C.P. Owens and George Ruffner at hand, swift justice was always nearby. In this collection of true stories, Arizona’s official state historian and celebrated storyteller Marshall Trimble brings to life the rough-and-tumble characters from the Grand Canyon State’s most terrific tales of outlawry and justice.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625855303
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
True stories of the wild and dangerous world of the Arizona Territory—includes photos. A refuge for outlaws at the close of the 1800s, the Arizona Territory was a wild, lawless land of greedy feuds, brutal killings and figures of enduring legend. These gunfighters included heroes as well as killers, and some were considered both. Bandit Pearl Hart committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies in the country, and James Addison Reavis pulled off the most extraordinary real estate scheme in the West. But with fearless lawmen like C.P. Owens and George Ruffner at hand, swift justice was always nearby. In this collection of true stories, Arizona’s official state historian and celebrated storyteller Marshall Trimble brings to life the rough-and-tumble characters from the Grand Canyon State’s most terrific tales of outlawry and justice.
True Story of Notorious Arizona Outlaw Augustine Chacón, The
Author: David Grassé
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467147966
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
By the time he was hanged in 1903, Augustine Chacón had become the most notorious Mexican outlaw in the Arizona Territory. His alleged crimes had made him a virtual legend, but the facts show that Chacón wasn't the bloodthirsty fiend he was made out to be. Journalists of the era chased sensationalist stories, pandering to a readership that longed for excitement. Each retelling of Chacón's exploits added outlandish details, painting the escaped prisoner as a brutal gunman responsible for as many as fifty-two murders. In reality, Augustine Chacón may not even have killed the man he was hanged for shooting. Join author David Grassé as he uncovers the true story of Arizona's most enduring criminal legend.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467147966
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
By the time he was hanged in 1903, Augustine Chacón had become the most notorious Mexican outlaw in the Arizona Territory. His alleged crimes had made him a virtual legend, but the facts show that Chacón wasn't the bloodthirsty fiend he was made out to be. Journalists of the era chased sensationalist stories, pandering to a readership that longed for excitement. Each retelling of Chacón's exploits added outlandish details, painting the escaped prisoner as a brutal gunman responsible for as many as fifty-two murders. In reality, Augustine Chacón may not even have killed the man he was hanged for shooting. Join author David Grassé as he uncovers the true story of Arizona's most enduring criminal legend.
Amazing Girls of Arizona
Author: Jan Cleere
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 146174847X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
From the Diary ofAnne Frank to Anne of Green Gables, young women love to read stories about real girls who faced incredible challenges and shared indelible truths about the human spirit. Jan Cleere has compiled a wonderful collection of such stories, for a wide range of readers from ten-year-old girls to older readers fascinated by women’s history. Meet Laurette Lovell, born in 1869 with a severe leg deformity, who at age thirteen started on her path to be a renowned pottery artist and painter. Edith Bass, born in 1896, began wrangling mules before the age of nine, leading pack strings up and down the dangerous paths into the Grand Canyon. These two young women, and nine others, are profiled magnificently alongside historic photographs. Today’s readers love to read bold adventures. They’ll never forget these stories of real girls who conquered the West in their own style, spending most or all of their childhood in Arizona. Jan Cleere is a historical researcher and the author of More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women, among other books. She lives in Oro Valley, Arizona.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 146174847X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
From the Diary ofAnne Frank to Anne of Green Gables, young women love to read stories about real girls who faced incredible challenges and shared indelible truths about the human spirit. Jan Cleere has compiled a wonderful collection of such stories, for a wide range of readers from ten-year-old girls to older readers fascinated by women’s history. Meet Laurette Lovell, born in 1869 with a severe leg deformity, who at age thirteen started on her path to be a renowned pottery artist and painter. Edith Bass, born in 1896, began wrangling mules before the age of nine, leading pack strings up and down the dangerous paths into the Grand Canyon. These two young women, and nine others, are profiled magnificently alongside historic photographs. Today’s readers love to read bold adventures. They’ll never forget these stories of real girls who conquered the West in their own style, spending most or all of their childhood in Arizona. Jan Cleere is a historical researcher and the author of More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women, among other books. She lives in Oro Valley, Arizona.
Arizona Outlaws
Author: Shannon Jolly
Publisher: Booktango
ISBN: 1468973533
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Two people born to the wrong time and place will have to fight to find each other. But they are destined to be together. The problem becomes can they overcome the difficulties they will face once they find each other?
Publisher: Booktango
ISBN: 1468973533
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Two people born to the wrong time and place will have to fight to find each other. But they are destined to be together. The problem becomes can they overcome the difficulties they will face once they find each other?
Outlaw Tales of New Mexico
Author: Barbara Marriott
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762783877
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
True stories of the Land of Enchantment's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762783877
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
True stories of the Land of Enchantment's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats.
Outlaw Tales of Nebraska
Author: T. D. Griffith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762766697
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
A refreshing new perspective on some of the most infamous reprobates of the Midwest.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762766697
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
A refreshing new perspective on some of the most infamous reprobates of the Midwest.
How I Routed a Gang of Arizona Outlaws and Other Stories
Author: Wyatt Earp
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Outlaws
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Outlaws
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Outlaw Tales of Wyoming, 2nd
Author: R. Michael Wilson
Publisher: TwoDot
ISBN: 9780762772377
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Wyoming 2, with compelling legends of the Cowboy State's most despicable desperadoes. Ride with horse thieves and cattle rustlers, duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, and hiss at lawmen turned outlaws.
Publisher: TwoDot
ISBN: 9780762772377
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Wyoming 2, with compelling legends of the Cowboy State's most despicable desperadoes. Ride with horse thieves and cattle rustlers, duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, and hiss at lawmen turned outlaws.