Author: Stephen Brennan
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1510700382
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This New York Times' bestseller features the West’s most prominent lawmen and criminals, who tell their stories of fight, death, and survival. In the romantic narrative of the Old West, two larger-than-life characters emerged as the perfect foils for each other—the rampant outlaw and the heroic peace officer. Without the villain, sheriffs would not have needed to uphold the law; and without the sheriff, villains would have had no law to break. Together, both personalities fought, lost, and triumphed amid shootouts, train robberies, and bank holdups against the backdrop of the lawless American frontier. This spectacular New York Times' bestselling collection of true memoirs and autobiographies, told by the very people who lived these criminal and righteous lives during the Old West, reveal the outlaw and peace officer at their worst and best. Watch as Mark Twain introduces notorious gunslinger Jack Slade; hear about Theodore Roosevelt’s encounters with men, women, and game from Roosevelt himself; read sheriff Pat Garrett’s biography of Billy the Kid, the outlaw he killed; and listen as lawmen Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp describe each other in their own accounts. Including other carefully curated stories by Tom Horn, Cole Younger, and more, Outlaws and Peace Officers invokes danger, honor, and the fight for survival during this perilous but exciting chapter in American history.
Outlaws and Peace Officers
Author: Stephen Brennan
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1510700382
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This New York Times' bestseller features the West’s most prominent lawmen and criminals, who tell their stories of fight, death, and survival. In the romantic narrative of the Old West, two larger-than-life characters emerged as the perfect foils for each other—the rampant outlaw and the heroic peace officer. Without the villain, sheriffs would not have needed to uphold the law; and without the sheriff, villains would have had no law to break. Together, both personalities fought, lost, and triumphed amid shootouts, train robberies, and bank holdups against the backdrop of the lawless American frontier. This spectacular New York Times' bestselling collection of true memoirs and autobiographies, told by the very people who lived these criminal and righteous lives during the Old West, reveal the outlaw and peace officer at their worst and best. Watch as Mark Twain introduces notorious gunslinger Jack Slade; hear about Theodore Roosevelt’s encounters with men, women, and game from Roosevelt himself; read sheriff Pat Garrett’s biography of Billy the Kid, the outlaw he killed; and listen as lawmen Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp describe each other in their own accounts. Including other carefully curated stories by Tom Horn, Cole Younger, and more, Outlaws and Peace Officers invokes danger, honor, and the fight for survival during this perilous but exciting chapter in American history.
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1510700382
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This New York Times' bestseller features the West’s most prominent lawmen and criminals, who tell their stories of fight, death, and survival. In the romantic narrative of the Old West, two larger-than-life characters emerged as the perfect foils for each other—the rampant outlaw and the heroic peace officer. Without the villain, sheriffs would not have needed to uphold the law; and without the sheriff, villains would have had no law to break. Together, both personalities fought, lost, and triumphed amid shootouts, train robberies, and bank holdups against the backdrop of the lawless American frontier. This spectacular New York Times' bestselling collection of true memoirs and autobiographies, told by the very people who lived these criminal and righteous lives during the Old West, reveal the outlaw and peace officer at their worst and best. Watch as Mark Twain introduces notorious gunslinger Jack Slade; hear about Theodore Roosevelt’s encounters with men, women, and game from Roosevelt himself; read sheriff Pat Garrett’s biography of Billy the Kid, the outlaw he killed; and listen as lawmen Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp describe each other in their own accounts. Including other carefully curated stories by Tom Horn, Cole Younger, and more, Outlaws and Peace Officers invokes danger, honor, and the fight for survival during this perilous but exciting chapter in American history.
Outlaws and Peace Officers of the Frontier West
Author: Canner, J.S. & Co
Publisher:
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Outlaws and Peace Officers of the Frontier West
Author: J.S. Canner, Boston
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
Pages :
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The Encyclopedia of Lawmen, Outlaws, and Gunfighters
Author: Leon Claire Metz
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 143813021X
Category : Criminology
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Standoffs, saloons, and sunsets spring to mind when one envisions the rough and tumble early days of the American frontier.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 143813021X
Category : Criminology
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Standoffs, saloons, and sunsets spring to mind when one envisions the rough and tumble early days of the American frontier.
Lawmen & Desperadoes
Author: William B. Secrest
Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company
ISBN: 9780870622090
Category : Outlaws
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company
ISBN: 9780870622090
Category : Outlaws
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Outlaws and Peace Officers of Indian Territory
Author: C. W. West
Publisher:
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Category : Outlaws
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Outlaws
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Outlaws and Peace Officers of Indian Territory
Author: C. W. West
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Cowboys, Outlaws & Peace Officers
Author: Pawhuska Journal-Capital
Publisher:
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Category : Cowboys
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Cowboys
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Outlaws and Sheriffs
Author: Vic Kovacs
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1499411987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Readers will love this high-interest book that focuses on the real-life outlaws and sheriffs that lived in the Wild West. They’ll learn about the most notorious outlaws, including Jesse James and Billy the Kid, as well as famous lawmen and sheriffs, including Wild Bill Hickok and Wyatt Earp. Brilliant visuals accompany fascinating text to give readers a once-in-a-lifetime learning adventure. Sidebars will deepen readers’ understanding of the topic, while “Truth or Myth?” fact boxes shed light on the authentic cops and robbers of the American Wild West.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1499411987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Readers will love this high-interest book that focuses on the real-life outlaws and sheriffs that lived in the Wild West. They’ll learn about the most notorious outlaws, including Jesse James and Billy the Kid, as well as famous lawmen and sheriffs, including Wild Bill Hickok and Wyatt Earp. Brilliant visuals accompany fascinating text to give readers a once-in-a-lifetime learning adventure. Sidebars will deepen readers’ understanding of the topic, while “Truth or Myth?” fact boxes shed light on the authentic cops and robbers of the American Wild West.
Man-Hunters of the Old West
Author: Robert K. DeArment
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806158093
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Settlers in the frontier West were often easy prey for criminals. Policing efforts were scattered at best and often amounted to vigilante retaliation. To create a semblance of order, freelance enforcers of the law known as man-hunters undertook the search for fugitives. These pursuers have often been portrayed as ruthless bounty hunters, no better than the felons they pursued. Robert K. DeArment’s detailed account of their careers redeems their reputations and reveals the truth behind their fascinating legends. As DeArment shows, man-hunters were far more likely to capture felons alive than their popular image suggests. Although “Wanted: Dead or Alive” reward notices were posted during this period, they were reserved for the most murderous desperadoes. Man-hunters also came from a variety of backgrounds in the East and the West: of the eight men whose stories DeArment tells, one began as an officer for an express company, and another was the head of an organization of local lawmen. Others included a railroad detective, a Texas Ranger, a Pinkerton operative, and a shotgun messenger for a stagecoach line. All were tough survivors, living through gunshot wounds, snakebites, disease, buffalo stampedes, and every other hazard of life in the Wild West. They also crossed paths with famous criminals and sheriffs, from John Wesley Hardin and Sam Bass to Wyatt Earp, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid. Telling the true stories of famous men who risked their lives to bring western outlaws to justice, Man-Hunters of the Old West dispels long-held myths of their cold-blooded vigilantism and brings fresh nuance to the lives and legends that made the West wild.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806158093
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Settlers in the frontier West were often easy prey for criminals. Policing efforts were scattered at best and often amounted to vigilante retaliation. To create a semblance of order, freelance enforcers of the law known as man-hunters undertook the search for fugitives. These pursuers have often been portrayed as ruthless bounty hunters, no better than the felons they pursued. Robert K. DeArment’s detailed account of their careers redeems their reputations and reveals the truth behind their fascinating legends. As DeArment shows, man-hunters were far more likely to capture felons alive than their popular image suggests. Although “Wanted: Dead or Alive” reward notices were posted during this period, they were reserved for the most murderous desperadoes. Man-hunters also came from a variety of backgrounds in the East and the West: of the eight men whose stories DeArment tells, one began as an officer for an express company, and another was the head of an organization of local lawmen. Others included a railroad detective, a Texas Ranger, a Pinkerton operative, and a shotgun messenger for a stagecoach line. All were tough survivors, living through gunshot wounds, snakebites, disease, buffalo stampedes, and every other hazard of life in the Wild West. They also crossed paths with famous criminals and sheriffs, from John Wesley Hardin and Sam Bass to Wyatt Earp, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid. Telling the true stories of famous men who risked their lives to bring western outlaws to justice, Man-Hunters of the Old West dispels long-held myths of their cold-blooded vigilantism and brings fresh nuance to the lives and legends that made the West wild.