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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters by : Bill O'Neal
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
Book Synopsis Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America by : Adam Winkler
Download or read book Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America written by Adam Winkler and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-09-19 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative history that reveals how guns—not abortion, race, or religion—are at the heart of America's cultural divide. Gunfight is a timely work examining America’s four-centuries-long political battle over gun control and the right to bear arms. In this definitive and provocative history, Adam Winkler reveals how guns—not abortion, race, or religion—are at the heart of America’s cultural divide. Using the landmark 2008 case District of Columbia v. Heller—which invalidated a law banning handguns in the nation’s capital—as a springboard, Winkler brilliantly weaves together the dramatic stories of gun-rights advocates and gun-control lobbyists, providing often unexpected insights into the venomous debate that now cleaves our nation.
Book Synopsis Gunfights & Gunfighters by : Gordon A. Hunsaker
Download or read book Gunfights & Gunfighters written by Gordon A. Hunsaker and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid the backdrop of World War II, race riots, and police corruption, a white police officer in Phoenix, Arizona, guns down an on-duty, black cop from his same department. The communitys residents pick sides, and while the second trial ends in an acquittal, the battle isnt over. The detective, Frenchy Navarre, returns to duty but is shot dead when he encounters Officer Joe Davis, the slain officers partner. This is just one of the fascinating tales told by Gordon A. Hunsaker, who also recalls: Surviving his youth on the streets of Los Angeles Fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War A series of stories that cops normally only tell each other Piloting helicopters and airplanes while on the job Battling his toughest opponent cancer And much more! This compilation of musings, observations, and police lore is insightful, thought- provoking and, at times, just darn spooky. Any Arizona resident, law enforcement officer or lover of history will be thrilled to enter the exciting world of Gunfights & Gunfighters.
Book Synopsis The Art of Modern Gunfighting by : Intact Publishing
Download or read book The Art of Modern Gunfighting written by Intact Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers techniques used in modern gunfighting and a history of the author's 30 years on the LAPD and the SWAT team.
Book Synopsis Guns, Bullets, And Gunfights by : Jim Cirillo
Download or read book Guns, Bullets, And Gunfights written by Jim Cirillo and published by Paladin Press. This book was released on 1996-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn what it takes to survive a real gunfight from someone who's been in many - Jim Cirillo, top gun in the New York City Police Department stakeout unit. Read about the stress and intensity of an actual shoot-out and how to maximize your training, ammo and weapons to prevail.
Book Synopsis Deadly Dozen by : Robert K. DeArment
Download or read book Deadly Dozen written by Robert K. DeArment and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think gunfighter, and Wyatt Earp or Billy the Kid may come to mind, but what of Jim Moon? Joel Fowler? Zack Light? A host of other figures helped forge the gunfighter persona, but their stories have been lost to time. In a sequel to his Deadly Dozen, celebrated western historian Robert K. DeArment now offers more biographical portraits of lesser-known gunfighters—men who perhaps weren’t glorified in legend or song, but who were rightfully notorious in their day. DeArment has tracked down stories of gunmen from throughout the West—characters you won’t find in any of today’s western history encyclopedias but whose careers are colorfully described here. Photos of the men and telling quotations from primary sources make these characters come alive. In giving these men their due, DeArment takes readers back to the gunfighter culture spawned in part by the upheavals of the Civil War, to a time when deadly duels were part of the social fabric of frontier towns and the Code of the West was real. His vignettes offer telling insights into conditions on the frontier that created the gunfighters of legend. These overlooked shooters never won national headlines but made their own contributions to the blood and thunder of the Old West: people less than legends, but all the more fascinating because they were real. Readers who enjoyed DeArment’s Deadly Dozen will find this book equally captivating—as gripping as a showdown, twelve times over.
Download or read book Texas Gunslingers written by Bill O'Neal and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of America: Texas Gunslingers presents the concept of Texas as the Gunfighter Capital of the West. Indeed, after the cowboy--a Texas creation--the most colorful and romanticized frontier figure is the gunfighter. Nothing is more dramatic than life and death conflict, and the image of men in big hats and boots brandishing six-shooters and Winchesters has been portrayed in countless Western novels, movies, and television shows. Texas made an enormous contribution to gunfighter lore. Texas Rangers were responsible for the evolution of Sam Colt's revolving pistol, key weapon of gunfighters. More shoot-outs occurred in Texas than in any other state or territory. More gunfighters were from Texas, including kill-crazy Wes Hardin and Killin' Jim Miller, the West's premier assassin. There were more blood feuds in Texas than in any other state. Frequently, gunplay erupted in towns such as Tascosa, El Paso, Fort Worth, and Lampasas, where four lawmen were killed in an 1873 saloon battle.
Download or read book Draw written by James Reasoner and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-12-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known for his ability to make history come vividly to life, Reasoner strips away the dime novel legends and Hollywood myths to show us how the gunfighters of the Old West really lived, killed, and were killed. Praised for his “well-researched” (Booklist) and “lively, suspenseful” (Publishers Weekly) novels, James Reasoner now proves that truth can be even more exciting than fiction. Among the true stories he brings us: • Doc Holliday’s Last Gunfight • The Last Bloody Ride of the Dalton Gang • The End of the Notorious John Wesley Hardin • Wild Bill’s Tragic Mistake • The End of an Earp • Turkey Creek Canyon Shoot-out • Gunfight at Stone Corral • The Doolin Bunch vs. the U.S. Marshals • Rourke’s Bad Luck Robbery • Shoot-out at the Tuttle Dance Hall • Wichita’s New Year’s Day Gunfight • Bat Masterson and the Battle of the Plaza • The Sam Bass Gang’s Luck Runs Out • The Long Branch Saloon’s Spectacular Fray • Ben Thompson’s Christmas Day Shooting • The Man Who Killed the Man Who Killed Jesse James • and more! These are the shoot-outs and showdowns that gave the Wild West its name, recounted here with gritty accuracy, colorful detail, and all the drama of life—and death—on the frontier.
Book Synopsis Triggernometry by : Eugene Cunningham
Download or read book Triggernometry written by Eugene Cunningham and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This widely regarded classic represents a volume of biographies of numerous master gunfighters, including such notables as John Wesley Hardin, Billy the Kid, Dallas Stoudenmire, Sam Bass, Wild Bill Hickok, Butch Cassidy, and Tom Horn. Himself a Westerner familiar with the feel of pistol and rifle, Cunningham knew firsthand several of the Texas gunfighters featured in his book, the product of more than 35 years of research, interviews, and writing.
Download or read book Bad Men written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the lives of over 250 of the Old West's most notorious bad men, includes over 100 original paintings by the author, plus over 200 photos, many never before published.
Book Synopsis Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film by : Buck Rainey
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 349 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.
Book Synopsis Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter by : Joseph G. Rosa
Download or read book Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter written by Joseph G. Rosa and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “James Butler Hickok, generally called ‘Wild Bill,’ epitomized the archetypal gunfighter, that half-man, half-myth that became the heir to the mystique of the duelist when that method of resolving differences waned. . . . Easy access to a gun and whiskey coupled with gambling was the cause of most gunfights--few of which bore any resemblance to the gentlemanly duel of earlier times. . . . Hickok’s gunfights were unusual in that most of them were ‘fair’ fights, not just killings resulting from rage, jealousy over a woman, or drunkenness. And, the majority of his encounters were in his role as lawman or as an individual upholding the law.”--from Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok (1837–1876) was a Civil War spy and scout, Indian fighter, gambler, and peace officer. He was also one of the greatest gunfighters in the West. His peers referred to his reflexes as “phenomenal” and to his skill with a pistol as “miraculous.” In Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter, Joseph G. Rosa, the world’s foremost authority on Hickok, provides an informative examination of Hickok’s many gunfights. Rosa describes the types of guns used by Hickok and illustrates his use of the plains’ style of “quick draw,” as well as examining other elements of the Hickok legend. He even reconsiders the infamous “dead man’s hand” allegedly held by Hickok when he was shot to death at age thirty-nine while playing poker. Numerous photographs and drawings accompany Rosa’s down-to-earth text.
Book Synopsis Age of the Gunfighter by : Joseph G. Rosa
Download or read book Age of the Gunfighter written by Joseph G. Rosa and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph G. Rosa's vivid and expertly written tale of this violent time combines contemporary accounts with meticulous historical research and an unjaundiced appraisal of the facts. Telling the story of every major gunfighter, peace officer, and outlaw of the West, Rosa places them within the context of a violent frontier and the coming of law and order. Complementing the text are twenty-seven outstanding color spreads featuring firearms from the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum (Los Angeles) and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center (Cody). Many of the spreads contain guns owned and used by such well-known individuals as Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok, John Wesley Hardin, Frank James, and Harvey Logan.
Book Synopsis Master Gunslingers Revenge by : Steven R. Smyrski
Download or read book Master Gunslingers Revenge written by Steven R. Smyrski and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vince Masters was forced to learn the dangers of the Wild West early in life. For the past year he learned the dangers facing a green horn while traveling in the unsettled and untamed West. His love of the gun and agile ability to use it when necessary kept him alive this past year. How long could his ability keep him alive? Not able to decide where he would settle down, he decided to travel. Meeting interesting people in his travels was one thing Vince enjoyed. Meeting men who lived by the gun For The wrong reasons was the life Vince could have done without. Meeting Dick Roberts who wanted to clean up the West without a badge could prove fatal for Vince, but showing his patriotism and loyalty to his new friend was a good decision. He decided to back him And The law to become a vigilante of the New West. Finding ways to prosecute and exile the villains who wanted to run the West with lawlessness and profit from the weak was high on Vince Masters and his new found friend Dick's agenda. Finding a way to do such acts without crossing the fine line of being criminals themselves was another matter! Vince was a man who wanted to succeed at these feats anonymously. Follow the travels of Vince Masters and Dick Roberts to find out how the Wild West was really won.
Download or read book Classic Gunfights written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis 777 Bon Mots for Gunslingers and Other Real Men by : Dale A. Raby
Download or read book 777 Bon Mots for Gunslingers and Other Real Men written by Dale A. Raby and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of old and new sayings, rules, and anecdotes. It is mostly intended for men, but women who would like an insight into the male psyche might find it useful as well, There is some level of wisdom here, a bit of humor, and just a touch of sex and controversy. Liberals should not read this, it will probably make them angry.
Download or read book Written with Lead written by William Weir and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines episodes in American history involving firearms, heroes, and the popular portrayal and mythic nature of guns and gunfighters.
