Author: Carol Turner
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162584123X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From the shooting of a Secret Service agent in the wilds near Hesperus to the "grave misfortune"? of Kid Adams, a not-so-successful highwayman, these tales from the lofty heights of the San Juans are packed with mystery, pathos and fascinating historical details. Mined from the frontier newspapers of Ouray, San Juan and La Plata Counties, these stories tell of range wars, desperadoes and cattle rustlers, lynchings, ill-tempered ranchers with trigger fingers and women fed up with their husbands. There are famous and infamous newsmen, wild stagecoach rides, scapegoats and stolen lands. Carol Turner's Notorious San Juansoffers a rowdy ride through the region's not-so-quiet history.
Notorious San Juans
Author: Carol Turner
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162584123X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From the shooting of a Secret Service agent in the wilds near Hesperus to the "grave misfortune"? of Kid Adams, a not-so-successful highwayman, these tales from the lofty heights of the San Juans are packed with mystery, pathos and fascinating historical details. Mined from the frontier newspapers of Ouray, San Juan and La Plata Counties, these stories tell of range wars, desperadoes and cattle rustlers, lynchings, ill-tempered ranchers with trigger fingers and women fed up with their husbands. There are famous and infamous newsmen, wild stagecoach rides, scapegoats and stolen lands. Carol Turner's Notorious San Juansoffers a rowdy ride through the region's not-so-quiet history.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162584123X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From the shooting of a Secret Service agent in the wilds near Hesperus to the "grave misfortune"? of Kid Adams, a not-so-successful highwayman, these tales from the lofty heights of the San Juans are packed with mystery, pathos and fascinating historical details. Mined from the frontier newspapers of Ouray, San Juan and La Plata Counties, these stories tell of range wars, desperadoes and cattle rustlers, lynchings, ill-tempered ranchers with trigger fingers and women fed up with their husbands. There are famous and infamous newsmen, wild stagecoach rides, scapegoats and stolen lands. Carol Turner's Notorious San Juansoffers a rowdy ride through the region's not-so-quiet history.
San Juan Bonanza
Author: John L. Ninnemann
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826335784
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A collaborative photo-history of the natural beauty of the narrow-gauge railroads and mountain trails leading to the San Juan Mountains' mining camps, boomtowns, and ghost towns.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826335784
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A collaborative photo-history of the natural beauty of the narrow-gauge railroads and mountain trails leading to the San Juan Mountains' mining camps, boomtowns, and ghost towns.
San Juan Hill 1898
Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1846036380
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
A compact volume on a key, early battle in US American history. Labelled a 'splendid little war' by Senator John Hay, the Spanish American War was a peculiar event in America's history, provoked as much by the press as by political pressures. Here, aided by superbly detailed maps and artwork, Angus Konstam deals with the clashes at Las Guasimas and El Caney, the capture of San Juan Hill, and the naval battle and siege of Santiago. The war was to mark the end of Spanish sovereignty in her 'New World', and the establishment of the United States of America as a world power.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1846036380
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
A compact volume on a key, early battle in US American history. Labelled a 'splendid little war' by Senator John Hay, the Spanish American War was a peculiar event in America's history, provoked as much by the press as by political pressures. Here, aided by superbly detailed maps and artwork, Angus Konstam deals with the clashes at Las Guasimas and El Caney, the capture of San Juan Hill, and the naval battle and siege of Santiago. The war was to mark the end of Spanish sovereignty in her 'New World', and the establishment of the United States of America as a world power.
The Barrio Gangs of San Antonio, 1915-2015
Author: Mike Tapia
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 0875656641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Barrio Gangs is the most comprehensive academic case study of barrio group dynamics in a major Texas city to date. This is a sociological work on the history of barrio gangs in San Antonio and other large Texas cities to the present day. It examines the century-long evolution of urban barrio subcultures using public archives, oral histories, old photos, and other forms of qualitative data. The study gives special attention to the barrio gangs’ “heyday,” from the 1940s through the 1960s, comparing their attributes to those of modern groups. It illustrates how social and technological changes have affected barrio networking processes and the intensity of the street lifestyle over time. Intergenerational shifts and the tension that accompanies such changes are also central themes in the book. Few other places are so conducive to such historical exploration as is San Antonio. Street ignobility in the barrio no doubt mirrors processes found in other Chicano communities in Texas and the Southwest. The gang contexts in major Chicano population centers have lengthy historical bases rooted in weak opportunity structures, oppression, and discrimination. This work shows that participation in street violence, drug selling, and other parts of the informal economy are functional adaptations to the social structure; the forces propelling the formation of barrio gangs are not temporary social phenomena.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 0875656641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Barrio Gangs is the most comprehensive academic case study of barrio group dynamics in a major Texas city to date. This is a sociological work on the history of barrio gangs in San Antonio and other large Texas cities to the present day. It examines the century-long evolution of urban barrio subcultures using public archives, oral histories, old photos, and other forms of qualitative data. The study gives special attention to the barrio gangs’ “heyday,” from the 1940s through the 1960s, comparing their attributes to those of modern groups. It illustrates how social and technological changes have affected barrio networking processes and the intensity of the street lifestyle over time. Intergenerational shifts and the tension that accompanies such changes are also central themes in the book. Few other places are so conducive to such historical exploration as is San Antonio. Street ignobility in the barrio no doubt mirrors processes found in other Chicano communities in Texas and the Southwest. The gang contexts in major Chicano population centers have lengthy historical bases rooted in weak opportunity structures, oppression, and discrimination. This work shows that participation in street violence, drug selling, and other parts of the informal economy are functional adaptations to the social structure; the forces propelling the formation of barrio gangs are not temporary social phenomena.
Forgotten Tales of Colorado
Author: Stephanie Waters
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 161423986X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Wild characters, diverse cultures, spooky myths and slippery sales schemes color Colorado's past. In a place where shameless showdowns and dusty shootouts over money, drink and women were once standard procedure, storytelling around campfires became an integral part of a rich heritage. From the jackalope and vampires to Indian curses and snake oil salesmen, the Centennial State has it all. Weirder still are the strange but true stories like that of the first body buried in La Junta's Fairview Cemetery, a man who landed there for refusing alcohol to a kid, and that of the hotel in Telluride that once offered a promotion that included funeral costs with your stay. While history may have neglected these silly, seedy and salacious stories, author Stephanie Waters has rediscovered Colorado's best forgotten tales.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 161423986X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Wild characters, diverse cultures, spooky myths and slippery sales schemes color Colorado's past. In a place where shameless showdowns and dusty shootouts over money, drink and women were once standard procedure, storytelling around campfires became an integral part of a rich heritage. From the jackalope and vampires to Indian curses and snake oil salesmen, the Centennial State has it all. Weirder still are the strange but true stories like that of the first body buried in La Junta's Fairview Cemetery, a man who landed there for refusing alcohol to a kid, and that of the hotel in Telluride that once offered a promotion that included funeral costs with your stay. While history may have neglected these silly, seedy and salacious stories, author Stephanie Waters has rediscovered Colorado's best forgotten tales.
Packard
Author: Packard Motor Car Company
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
The Threat From Within
Author: Charles F. Lee
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493184393
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Mary Ann Morgan and her six high school classmates help defeat the Eastern Romanian arch-villain’s plan for the destruction of the American teenager’s brain......in the rest of the story.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493184393
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Mary Ann Morgan and her six high school classmates help defeat the Eastern Romanian arch-villain’s plan for the destruction of the American teenager’s brain......in the rest of the story.
The Horseless Age
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Category : Automobile industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Automobile industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
The World's Work
Author:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
A history of our time.
Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
A history of our time.
The Human Way
Author: James Edward McCulloch
Publisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description