Author: Glenn ShirleyPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806122649
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Presents an account of crime in Oklahoma Territority from 1889 to 1907.
West of Hell's Fringe
Author: Glenn ShirleyPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806122649
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Presents an account of crime in Oklahoma Territority from 1889 to 1907.
West of Hell's Fringe [electronic Resource]
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Author: Glenn ShirleyBlack Gun, Silver Star
Author: Art T. BurtonPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803205414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves appears as one of ?eight notable Oklahomans,? the ?most feared U.S. marshal in the Indian country.? That Reeves was also an African American who had spent his early life as a slave in Arkansas and Texas makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable. Bucking the odds (?I?m sorry, we didn?t keep black people?s history,? a clerk at one of Oklahoma?s local historical societies answered a query), Art T. Burton sifts through fact and legend to discover the truth about one of the most outstanding peace officers in late nineteenth-century America?and perhaps the greatest lawman of the Wild West era. ΓΈ Fluent in Creek and other southern Native languages, physically powerful, skilled with firearms, and a master of disguise, Reeves was exceptionally adept at apprehending fugitives and outlaws, and his exploits were legendary in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A finalist for the 2007 Spur Award, sponsored by the Western Writers of America, Black Gun, Silver Star tells Bass Reeves?s story for the first time and restores this remarkable figure to his rightful place in the history of the American West.
Choice
Author: Great War on the Small Screen
Author: Emma HannaPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748633901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In Britain since the 1960s television has been the most influential medium of popular culture. Television is also the site where the Western Front of popular culture clashes with the Western Front of history.This book examines the ways in which those involved in the production of historical documentaries for this most influential media have struggled to communicate the stories of the First World War to British audiences. Documents in the BBC Written Archives Centre at Caversham, Berkshire, the Imperial War Museum, and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives all inform the analysis. Interviews and correspondence with television producers, scriptwriters and production crew, as well as two First World War veterans who appeared in several recent documentaries provide new insights for the reader.Emma Hanna takes the reader behind the scenes of the making of the most influential documentaries from the landmark epic series The Great War (BBC, 1964) up to more recent controversial productions such as The Trench (BBC, 2002) and Not Forgotten: The Men Who Wouldn't Fight (BBC, 2008). By examining the production, broadcast and reception of a number of British television documentaries this book examines the difficult relationship between the war's history and its popular memory.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2280
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
The Publishers' Trade List Annual
Author: American Bookseller
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ISBN:
Category : Booksellers and bookselling
Languages : en
Pages : 1670
Book Description
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Author: Imperial Hubris
Author: Michael ScheuerPublisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597973084
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Though U.S. leaders try to convince the world of their success in fighting al Qaeda, one anonymous member of the U.S. intelligence community would like to inform the public that we are, in fact, losing the war on terror. Further, until U.S. leaders recognize the errant path they have irresponsibly chosen, he says, our enemies will only grow stronger. According to the author, the greatest danger for Americans confronting the Islamist threat is to believe-at the urging of U.S. leaders-that Muslims attack us for what we are and what we think rather than for what we do. Blustering political rhetor.