Author: Edward Jonathan Hoyt
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803272392
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"One of the most hilarious autobiographies that has come out in a long time, this story of Buckskin Joe will entertain readers of all ages. . . . [Glenn Shirley] has done an excellent job in arranging and editing Hoyt's war diary, penciled notes, and other materials into a readable book. It makes a bully story."—Wayne Gard, Southwest Review In his lifetime Edward Jonathan Hoyt, better known as Buckskin Joe, staged more excitement than Buffalo Bill, Fairbanks and Flynn, Karl Wallenda, and Batman put together. Born in Canada in 1840, he fought in the Civil War, homesteaded in southern Kansas, chased outlaws as a U.S. marshal in the Cherokee Outlet, prospected for gold from Nova Scotia to Central America, and served as a troubleshooter for "Haw" Tabor, the Silver King of Leadville. But essentially he was an entertainer, specializing in fêtes of music and feats of strength and agility. The master of sixteen musical instruments, he played in frontier bands. An acrobat and aerialist, he toured in circuses, once walking a tightrope two thousand feet above the Royal Gorge. His last hurrah, before pursuing his fortune in the jungles of Honduras, was a tour in Pawnee Bill's Wild West show. Glenn Shirley, who edited Joe's journals, is the author of Law West of Fort Smith (also a Bison Book) and many other works on frontier and outlaw history.
Buckskin Joe
Author: Edward Jonathan Hoyt
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803272392
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"One of the most hilarious autobiographies that has come out in a long time, this story of Buckskin Joe will entertain readers of all ages. . . . [Glenn Shirley] has done an excellent job in arranging and editing Hoyt's war diary, penciled notes, and other materials into a readable book. It makes a bully story."—Wayne Gard, Southwest Review In his lifetime Edward Jonathan Hoyt, better known as Buckskin Joe, staged more excitement than Buffalo Bill, Fairbanks and Flynn, Karl Wallenda, and Batman put together. Born in Canada in 1840, he fought in the Civil War, homesteaded in southern Kansas, chased outlaws as a U.S. marshal in the Cherokee Outlet, prospected for gold from Nova Scotia to Central America, and served as a troubleshooter for "Haw" Tabor, the Silver King of Leadville. But essentially he was an entertainer, specializing in fêtes of music and feats of strength and agility. The master of sixteen musical instruments, he played in frontier bands. An acrobat and aerialist, he toured in circuses, once walking a tightrope two thousand feet above the Royal Gorge. His last hurrah, before pursuing his fortune in the jungles of Honduras, was a tour in Pawnee Bill's Wild West show. Glenn Shirley, who edited Joe's journals, is the author of Law West of Fort Smith (also a Bison Book) and many other works on frontier and outlaw history.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803272392
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"One of the most hilarious autobiographies that has come out in a long time, this story of Buckskin Joe will entertain readers of all ages. . . . [Glenn Shirley] has done an excellent job in arranging and editing Hoyt's war diary, penciled notes, and other materials into a readable book. It makes a bully story."—Wayne Gard, Southwest Review In his lifetime Edward Jonathan Hoyt, better known as Buckskin Joe, staged more excitement than Buffalo Bill, Fairbanks and Flynn, Karl Wallenda, and Batman put together. Born in Canada in 1840, he fought in the Civil War, homesteaded in southern Kansas, chased outlaws as a U.S. marshal in the Cherokee Outlet, prospected for gold from Nova Scotia to Central America, and served as a troubleshooter for "Haw" Tabor, the Silver King of Leadville. But essentially he was an entertainer, specializing in fêtes of music and feats of strength and agility. The master of sixteen musical instruments, he played in frontier bands. An acrobat and aerialist, he toured in circuses, once walking a tightrope two thousand feet above the Royal Gorge. His last hurrah, before pursuing his fortune in the jungles of Honduras, was a tour in Pawnee Bill's Wild West show. Glenn Shirley, who edited Joe's journals, is the author of Law West of Fort Smith (also a Bison Book) and many other works on frontier and outlaw history.
Buckskin Joe, the Prairie Guide
Author: Maurice Sillingsby
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Bayou Salado
Author: Virginia McConnell Simmons
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457109441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Bayou Salado is an engaging look at the history of a high cool valley in the Rocky Mountains. Now known as South Park, Bayou Salado once attracted Ute and Arapaho hunters as well as European and American explorers and trappers. Virginia McConnell Simmons's colorful accounts of some of the valley's more notable residents - such as Father Dyer, the skiing Methodist minister-mailman, and Silver Heels, the dancer who lost her legendary beauty while tending to the ill during a small pox epidemic - bring the valley's storied past to life.
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457109441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Bayou Salado is an engaging look at the history of a high cool valley in the Rocky Mountains. Now known as South Park, Bayou Salado once attracted Ute and Arapaho hunters as well as European and American explorers and trappers. Virginia McConnell Simmons's colorful accounts of some of the valley's more notable residents - such as Father Dyer, the skiing Methodist minister-mailman, and Silver Heels, the dancer who lost her legendary beauty while tending to the ill during a small pox epidemic - bring the valley's storied past to life.
Colorado Trails North-Central Region
Author: Peter Massey
Publisher: Adler Publishing
ISBN: 9781930193116
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher: Adler Publishing
ISBN: 9781930193116
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Cowboy Songs, and Other Frontier Ballads
Author: Various
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Cowboy Songs, and Other Frontier Ballads" by Various. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Cowboy Songs, and Other Frontier Ballads" by Various. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
History and Proceedings of Buckskin Joe
Author: Nolie Mumey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buckskin Joe (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buckskin Joe (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Colorado Gold (Treasure Quest Book #1)
Author: Marian Wells
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 144126244X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
A dynamic new fiction series from the author of The Wedding Dress Author Marian Wells has shown remarkable ability to both capture the hearts of readers and challenge them with a strong spiritual message. Colorado Gold begins a new historical fiction series, Treasure Quest, with an intriguing story set in the West when "gold fever" was at its height. Amy Randolph, a young lady from the east, has moved to a lonely Colorado mining town with her father, an itinerant evangelist. On the threshold of womanhood and having lost her mother as a child, Amy longs for an understanding mother-figure to guide her steps. But she feels more lost than ever being now separated from the familiar comforts of the East. The Christianity she had grown up with seems unreal in their new surroundings. Her strong desire to play the piano, even if it means learning from a dance hall girl, lures her into a double standard. Her confusion is multiplied when she and her friend Daniel are misjudged and find themselves in a compromised situation. Set against the rigors of life in the West, this story's message involves forgiveness and restoration of families--a marvelous redemptive theme.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 144126244X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
A dynamic new fiction series from the author of The Wedding Dress Author Marian Wells has shown remarkable ability to both capture the hearts of readers and challenge them with a strong spiritual message. Colorado Gold begins a new historical fiction series, Treasure Quest, with an intriguing story set in the West when "gold fever" was at its height. Amy Randolph, a young lady from the east, has moved to a lonely Colorado mining town with her father, an itinerant evangelist. On the threshold of womanhood and having lost her mother as a child, Amy longs for an understanding mother-figure to guide her steps. But she feels more lost than ever being now separated from the familiar comforts of the East. The Christianity she had grown up with seems unreal in their new surroundings. Her strong desire to play the piano, even if it means learning from a dance hall girl, lures her into a double standard. Her confusion is multiplied when she and her friend Daniel are misjudged and find themselves in a compromised situation. Set against the rigors of life in the West, this story's message involves forgiveness and restoration of families--a marvelous redemptive theme.
From the Grave: A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries
Author:
Publisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 0870045652
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Publisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 0870045652
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Ghost Towns of the Colorado Rockies
Author: Robert L. Brown
Publisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 9780870043420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book features information and travel directions for sixty of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps. There is an informal history of each town, along with early and contemporary photographs to aid in site identification.
Publisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 9780870043420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book features information and travel directions for sixty of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps. There is an informal history of each town, along with early and contemporary photographs to aid in site identification.
Fear Makes a Traitor
Author: Stephen Heredia
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595272657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Isolated among the soaring peaks of the Rocky Mountains, an old mining town has plans to regain its former gold rush glory. Their project is threatened when environmental terrorists slip into the valley and begin plotting mayhem against the local economy. Using a network of ancient mining trails that thread the wilderness, the adversaries travel through a beautiful and dangerous landscape. Populated with colorful western characters, Gold Hill is a rural town at the intersection of history and radical environmentalism. For great photos, links, and information, visit the author at: www.smhbooks.com
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595272657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Isolated among the soaring peaks of the Rocky Mountains, an old mining town has plans to regain its former gold rush glory. Their project is threatened when environmental terrorists slip into the valley and begin plotting mayhem against the local economy. Using a network of ancient mining trails that thread the wilderness, the adversaries travel through a beautiful and dangerous landscape. Populated with colorful western characters, Gold Hill is a rural town at the intersection of history and radical environmentalism. For great photos, links, and information, visit the author at: www.smhbooks.com