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Old West Lawmen

Author : Legends of America
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781885464415
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (644 download)

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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.

Encyclopedia Of Western Lawmen and Outlaws

Author : Jay Robert Nash
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306805912
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (59 download)

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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia Of Western Lawmen and Outlaws by : Jay Robert Nash

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.

Wild West Lawmen and Outlaws

Author : Ryan P. Randolph
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1404255443
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (42 download)

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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.

Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters

Author : Bill O'Neal
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806123356
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (233 download)

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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

Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson

Author : Bill Markley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493035681
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Book Synopsis Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson by : Bill Markley

Download or read book Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson written by Bill Markley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which lawman did the most to tame the frontier, Bat Masterson or Wyatt Earp? Neither of them was a saint. At times their actions were not in compliance with the law, and they only served as peace officers for limited portions of their lives. What sets them apart from the thousands of sheriffs and marshals who served on America’s frontier? Did they make more arrests than others? Did they kill large numbers of men? Did they lead adventurous lives? Was it their character? Was there just the right ring to their names that led people to remember them? Did they get the right publicity at the right time? Did they just outlive all the others? Or was it a combination of these factors? This joint biography reveals the intersection of their legacies and attempts to answer the questions about their place in the story of the West. .

Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film

Author : Buck Rainey
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476603286
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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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.

Legendary Outlaws and Lawmen of the Old West Coloring Book

Author : E. L. Reedstrom
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486259951
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Legendary Outlaws and Lawmen of the Old West Coloring Book written by E. L. Reedstrom and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black-and-white drawings portray famous men and women of the Wild West.

The Lawmen

Author : Alton Pryor
Publisher : Stagecoach Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780974755168
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (551 download)

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Download or read book The Lawmen written by Alton Pryor and published by Stagecoach Pub. This book was released on 2006 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawmen of the old west played a juggling act as far as the law was concerned. It was necessary for a successful lawman to be both tougher and smarter than the outlaw or the outlaw would win. He sometimes did. The Earp Brothers were no saints. Marshal Henry Plumber was hanged for crimes he committed while wearing a badge. Most of the sheriffs and marshals wearing badges also played at gambling, sometimes owning the gambling concessions in the town saloons. As one would suspect, it was gambling that caused much of the trouble in town. The lawmen found themselves both supporting gambling while controlling angry gamblers. Most lawmen were good with guns and practiced daily. Being a second late on a draw against a fast outlaw gunman could spell the difference in which man lived. Western author Alton Pryor has brought a host of western lawmen together in one book.

Lawmen of the Wild West

Author : Terry C. Treadwell
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 1526782340
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Lawmen of the Wild West written by Terry C. Treadwell and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True stories of sheriffs, marshals, rangers, and others in frontier law enforcement who fought to bring order to the lawless West—includes photos. Faced with ruthless criminals, trigger-happy gunslingers and assorted desperados, the lawmen of the Old West tried, and sometimes died, in their efforts to bring some semblance of order to their towns and communities. This book introduces more than thirty of them, from familiar names like Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson to lesser-known figures from Dallas Stoudenmire, John Selman, and Bass Reeves. Some at the time believed that former criminals would make the most effective lawmen. Consequently, notorious gunfighters might be employed as town marshals to bring law and order to some of the most lawless of towns. These lawmen had to deal with the likes of the Dalton Gang, the James Brothers, and the Rufus Buck Gang, who thought nothing of raping and murdering innocent people just for the hell of it. These outlaws would frequently hide in Indian Territory, where there was no law to extradite them. The only law outside of Indian Territory was that of Judge Isaac Parker, who administered the rules with an iron fist; the gallows at Fort Smith laid testament to his work. The requirements needed to be a peace officer in the Wild West were often determined only by the individual’s skill with a gun and their courage. At times judgment was needed with only seconds to spare, and that also meant there was the odd occasion where justice and law never quite meant the same thing. The expression ‘justice without law’ was never truer than in the formative years of the West—and this book tells that story.

Lawman

Author : John Boessenecker
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806130118
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Lawman written by John Boessenecker and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Morse - gunfighter, manhunter, sleuth - was among the West's most famous lawmen. Elected sheriff of Alameda County, California, in 1864, he went on to become San Francisco's foremost private detective. His career spanned five decades. In this biography, John Boessenecker brings Morse's now-forgotten story to light, chronicling not only the lawman's remarkable adventures but also the turbulent times in which he lived. Armed only with raw courage and a Colt revolver, Morse squared off against a small army of desperadoes and beat them at their own game. He shot to death the notorious bandidos Narato Ponce and Juan Soto, outgunned the vicious Narciso Bojorques, and pursued the Tiburcio Vasquez gang for two months in one of the West's longest and most tenacious manhunts. Later, Morse captured Black Bart, America's greatest stagecoach robber. Fortunately, Harry Morse loved to tell of his feats. Drawing on Morse's diaries, memoirs, and correspondence, Boessenecker weaves the lawman's colorful accounts into his narrative. Rare photographs of outlaws and lawmen and of the sites of Morse's exploits further enliven the story. A significant contribution to both western history and the history of law enforcement, Lawman is also an in-depth treatment of Hispanic crime and its causes, immigration, racial prejudice, and police brutality - issues with which California, and the nation, still grapple today.

Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen & Outlaws

Author : Jay Robert Nash
Publisher : Paragon House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781557785077
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)

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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].

Lawmen of the Old West

Author : Del Cain
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1461625599
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Lawmen of the Old West written by Del Cain and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the law officers who served the West during the last half of the nineteenth century drifted from one side of the law to the other and sold their talents to whichever side offered the most advantage. Others used their positions as cover for their criminal activities. The lawmen in this book were serious offenders against the laws they had at one time sworn to uphold. Their skills were honed in range wars and family feuds and polished along the cattle trails, in the saloons and banks, and on the trains of the West. Some of them did good work enforcing the law when that was their job. Others had equally successful careers on the other side of the law. More than one kicked out their lives at the end of ropes strung up by citizens who were outraged by their abuse of the trust that went along with the badge they wore. These are their stories.

The Encyclopedia of Lawmen, Outlaws, and Gunfighters

Author : Leon Claire Metz
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143813021X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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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.

200 Texas Outlaws and Lawmen, 1835-1935

Author : Laurence J. Yadon
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781589805149
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis 200 Texas Outlaws and Lawmen, 1835-1935 by : Laurence J. Yadon

Download or read book 200 Texas Outlaws and Lawmen, 1835-1935 written by Laurence J. Yadon and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Texas's declaration of independence in 1835 and stretching into the turbulent Depression era a century later, many ruthless criminals and daring deputies and rangers kicked up dust within the state's borders. Billy the Kid, Machine Gun Kelly, Bat Masterson, and Belle Star were familiar faces. Other characters included Texas Jack, Rowdy Joe, Mysterious Dave, Long Haired Jim, Buckskin Frank, and Curly Bill. In this book, accounts of gunfights, robberies, and kidnappings follow selected profiles. In a borrowed costume, Marshal Ratliff, the Santa Claus Robber, held up cashiers while several of his "elves" pulled weapons to help St. Nick fill his sack. Mishaps, accidents, and misunderstandings lighten the mood between truly heinous crimes such as that of the Bender family. Owners of a small hotel, the four family members would kill lone travelers for their possessions. While pursuing his undergraduate degree at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, Laurence Yadon considered himself fortunate to have studied under William Settle, a Jesse James scholar. This experience served as his inspiration to become a lifelong student of American history, especially that of the Southwest. Dan Anderson is a former newswriter, photographer, features writer, and columnist. He has been honored with multiple awards from the Associated Press for spot news reporting, investigative reporting, and newswriting. Anderson and Yadon are also the authors of 100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters, and Lawmen: 1839-1939, published by Pelican.

Belle Starr

Author : Carl R. Green
Publisher : Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780766031760
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book Belle Starr written by Carl R. Green and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learn about Belle Starr, the 'Bandit Queen' of the Wild West. Reader will discover the facts and the legends of this exciting outlaw"--Provided by publisher.

Western Lawmen

Author : Jim Fulbright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966403985
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Western Lawmen written by Jim Fulbright and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The documented years/dates of service for U. S. Marshals and Deputies in 23 Western States

Allan Pinkerton

Author : Carl R. Green
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780894905902
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Allan Pinkerton written by Carl R. Green and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allan Pinkerton was America's first and greatest detective and many detectives today still use his methods.