Author: Emerson BennettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The Outlaw's Daughter; Or, Adventures in the South
Author: Emerson BennettA Dynasty of Western Outlaws
Author: Paul Iselin WellmanPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803297098
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Examines the tradition of lawlessness in the American West from the time of Quantrill's Raiders to Pretty Boy Floyd
Leni-Leoti; or, Adventures in the Far West
Author: Emerson BennettPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
'Leni-Leoti; or, Adventures in the Far West' is an adventure novel written by Emerson Bennett. It was set on the last day of May, in the year 1843. Already the earth felt the genial air of summer, and looked as smiling as a gay maiden in her teens. The blade had covered the ground with a carpet of matchless green, amid which, their lovely faces half concealed, bright flowers of a hundred varieties, peeped modestly forth to render the landscape enchanting, giving their sweet breath to a southern breeze that softly stole over them. The trees in every direction were in full foliage, and already among them could be seen green bunches of embryo fruits.
Oliver Goldfinch; or, The Hypocrite
Author: Emerson BennettPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
'Oliver Goldfinch; or, The Hypocrite' is a historical novel by Emerson Bennett. It is set on a dark and stormy; conveying but a faint idea of what the night was in reality. The clouds were pall black, and charged with a vapor which, freezing as it descended, spread an icy mantle over everything exposed. The wind was easterly and fierce, and drove the sleety hail with a velocity that made it anything but pleasant to be abroad. Signs creaked, windows rattled, lamps flickered and became dim, casting here and there long ghostly shadows, that seemed to dance fantastically to the music of the rushing winds, as they whistled through some crevice, moaned down some chimney, or howled along some deserted alley on their mad career. It was, take it all in all, a dismal night, and such an one as, with a comfortable shelter over our heads and a cheerful fire before us, is apt to make us thank God we are not forced to be abroad like the poor houseless wretches who have no place to lay their heads. It is too much the case at such times, that we congratulate ourselves on being far better off than they, without taking into consideration it is our duty, as human beings, to render them as comfortable as our circumstances will permit. But who thinks of the poor? God cares for them, say the rich, and that is enough.
Adventures in Mexico
Author: Corydon DonnavanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Captivities
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
McClure's Magazine
Author: 100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters & Lawmen
Author: Laurence YadonPublisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 1455600040
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
The only thing wilder than Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century are the tales that continue to surround it. In the days of the Wild West, Oklahoma was teeming with assassins, guerillas, hijackers, kidnappers, gangs, and misfits of every size and shape imaginable. Featuring such legendary characters as Billy the Kid, Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, Belle Starr, and Pretty Boy Floyd, this book combines recorded fact with romanticized legend, allowing the reader to decide how much to believe. Violent and out of control, the figures covered in 100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters, and Lawmen often left behind numerous victims, grisly accounts, and unforgettable stories. Included are criminals like James Deacon Miller, the devout Methodist and hired assassin. Righteous and devious, he often avoided the gallows by convincing others to admit to his murders. Rufus Buck, a man of Native American descent, targeted white settlers. His crimes against them became so heinous as to cause the Creek nation to take up arms against him. The answer to criminals such as these came in the form of Hanging Judge Parker and other officers of the law. Although they were greatly outnumbered, they provided some balance to the chaos. This historical compilation covers every memorable outlaw and lawman who passed through Oklahoma.
Catalogue
Author: Cadmus Book ShopPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
The Maniac's Secret; Or, The Privateer of Massachusetts Bay
Author: Sylvanus CobbPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dime novels
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation
Author: Michael WallisPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806183535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A deeply sympathetic, colorful evocation of life on the American prairies In Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation—a title inspired by the lyrics of Woody Guthrie—best-selling author Michael Wallis creates a brilliant tableau of America’s heartland. Featuring a new introduction by the author, this collection of sixteen essays reflects the finest examples of Wallis’s writing and harkens back to a time before fast food and malls replaced family-owned diners along Route 66. From tales of the notorious Oklahoma panhandle, where “the only law was the colt and the carbine,” to the fate of Woody Guthrie’s mother Nora, who, burdened by depression, set fire to her kids and spent the last years of her life in an asylum, Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation brings to life some of Oklahoma’s most memorable characters—the famous and infamous, the ordinary and down-home. “Enclosed within the covers of this book are some of my favorite spoonfuls of Oklahoma,” says Wallis. The result is a quintessential American book—a crazy quilt of stories and a powerful portrait of Okie identity.