Author: McLelland Dennis (author)Publisher:
ISBN: 9781005016296
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Avenging Fury of the Plains John Liver Eating Johnston Exploding the Myths Discovering the Man
Author: McLelland Dennis (author)Publisher:
ISBN: 9781005016296
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Avenging Fury of the Plains
Author: Dennis John McLellandPublisher: Infinity Pub
ISBN: 9780741445278
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The true life of bizarre mountain man John "Liver-Eating" Johnston has finally been exposed! Did he eat human livers? Did he boil human heads? This fascinating biography tells all.
Fury on the Plains
Author: Chad MerrimanCrow Killer, New Edition
Author: Raymond W. Thorp, Jr.Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253021227
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
The movie Jeremiah Johnson introduced millions to the legendary mountain man, John Johnson. The real Johnson was a far cry from the Redford version. Standing 6'2" in his stocking feet and weighing nearly 250 pounds, he was a mountain man among mountain men, one of the toughest customers on the western frontier. As the story goes, one morning in 1847 Johnson returned to his Rocky Mountain trapper's cabin to find the remains of his murdered Indian wife and her unborn child. He vowed vengeance against an entire Indian tribe. Crow Killer tells of that one-man, decades-long war to avenge his beloved. Whether seen as a realistic glimpse of a long ago, fierce frontier world, or as a mythic retelling of the many tales spun around and by Johnson, Crow Killer is unforgettable. This new edition, redesigned for the first time, features an introduction by western frontier expert Nathan E. Bender and a glossary of Indian tribes.
The Real Dirt on America's Frontier Outlaws
Author: Jim MotavalliPublisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423652614
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Learn the real stories behind the infamous renegades of the West with “Motavalli’s entertaining treatment of this bunch of baddies” (HistoryNet.com). The rebels and bandits of the American West—like Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid—have always made for thrilling tales of gunfights, heists, and outlaws. From the beginning, penny dreadfuls, Wild West shows, dime novels, and urban legends romanticized and magnified these renegades and their wild American spirits. These tales, however, don’t capture the truth of the West’s outlaws—nor do we hear about other lawless individuals, such as Pearl Hart, Belle Starr, or the Bloody Espinosas. Jim Motavalli returns with The Real Dirt on America’s Frontier Outlaws to give a real and more inclusive look at the old West and the dangerous figures that immortalized it.
Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Montana History
Author: Jodie FoleyPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762768436
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
A delightfully wicked look at the badly behaved characters who shaped the history of Montana through their deeds and misdeeds.
Annals of Wyoming
Author: The Never-Ending Lives of Liver-Eating Johnson
Author: D. J. HerdaPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493038265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
From Farmer and Sailor to Mountain Man, Crow Killer, and Town Sheriff, One man’s reputation lives past all others When it came to western mountain men, no one on earth ever matched the physical prowess or will to survive of John “Liver-Eating” Johnson. Throughout his life, John Johnston was known by several names, including “Crow Killer” and “Liver-Eating Johnson” (without the “t”), names he earned through his penchant for killing Crow Indians before cutting out and eating their livers. Born around 1824 in New Jersey, Johnston headed west after deserting from the U.S. Navy and became a well-known and infamous mountain man. His many lives would involve him working as a miner, hunter, trapper, bootlegger, woodcutter, and army scout. When his Flathead Indian wife and child were killed by Crow Indians while he was away hunting and trapping, he swore to avenge their deaths and began his next life as a man after revenge . He killed hundreds and earned his nickname because he was said to cut out and eat his victims’ livers. Twenty-five years after his wife’s death, his life would take another turn when he joined the Union Army in Missouri. And that was just the start of his second act.
The Real Dirt on America's Frontier Legends
Author: Jim MotavalliPublisher: GibbsSmith.ORM
ISBN: 1423654595
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Learn the truth behind the famous characters of the Wild West—and how the legends got it wrong—in this lively history that separates fact from fiction. The historic figures of the Western frontier have fascinated us for generations. But in many cases, the stories we know about them are little more than inventions. Popular legend won’t tell you, for instance, that David Crockett was a congressman, or that Daniel Boone was a Virginia legislator. Thanks to penny dreadfuls, Wild West shows, sensationalist newspaper stories, and tall tales told by the explorers themselves, what we know of these men and women is often more fiction than fact. The Real Dirt on America's Frontier Legends separates fact from fiction, showing the legends and the evidence side-by-side to give readers the real story of the old West. Here you’ll discover the fascinating truth about Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, “Buffalo Bill” Cody, Calamity Jane, Kit Carson, Davy Crocket, and many others.
The Plains of Mars
Author: James CliftonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Presents European war prints, dated 1500 to 1825, from the collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation.