Author: Nyle H. MillerPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Great Gunfighters of the Kansas Cowtowns, 1867-1886
Author: Nyle H. MillerGreat gunfighters of the Kansas cowtowns, 1867-1886
Author: Nyle H. MillerPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Traces the actual careers of twenty-one western gunfighters in seven Kansas cowtowns during the days of the Long Drive; Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, etc.
Great Gunfighters of the Kansas Cowtowns, 1867-1886. (Second Bison Book Printing.).
Author: Nyle H. MILLER (and SNELL (Joseph W.))Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Outlaw Tales of Kansas
Author: Sarah SmarshPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493016776
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
From Dodge City to Abilene and beyond, Kansas in its early years was one fine place for outlaws, and one of the most violent places in America’s history. Consider the exploits of Jesse James—a sociopathic killer or a Robin Hood who redistributed Union wealth? Or those of Big Nose Kate, whose true identity was much nobler than her reputation as Doc Holliday’s longtime companion. That’s not to mention the dangerous inmate who became the learned Bird Man of Kansas—a renowned canary expert whose life story became a hit film. All this and more is yours for the reading in Outlaw Tales of Kansas, which introduces fifteen of the most dramatic events, and the most daring and despicable desperados, in the history of the Sunflower State.
The Encyclopedia of Lawmen, Outlaws, and Gunfighters
Author: Leon Claire MetzPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 143813021X
Category : Criminology
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Standoffs, saloons, and sunsets spring to mind when one envisions the rough and tumble early days of the American frontier.
Gunfighter Nation
Author: Richard SlotkinPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504090349
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
National Book Award Finalist: The “impressive” conclusion to the “magisterial trilogy on the mythology of violence in American history” (Film Quarterly). “The myth of the Western frontier—which assumes that whites’ conquest of Native Americans and the taming of the wilderness were preordained means to a progressive, civilized society—is embedded in our national psyche. U.S. troops called Vietnam ‘Indian country.’ President John Kennedy invoked ‘New Frontier’ symbolism to seek support for counterinsurgency abroad. In an absorbing, valuable, scholarly study, [the author] traces the pervasiveness of frontier mythology in American consciousness from 1890. . . . Dime novels and detective stories adapted the myth to portray gallant heroes repressing strikers, immigrants and dissidents. Completing a trilogy begun with Regeneration Through Violence and The Fatal Environment, Slotkin unmasks frontier mythmaking in novels and Hollywood movies. The myth’s emphasis on use of force over social solutions has had a destructive impact, he shows.” —Publishers Weekly “Stirring . . . Breaks new ground in its careful explication of the continuing dynamic between politics and myth, myth and popular culture.” —The New York Times “A subtle and wide-ranging examination how America’s fascination with the frontier has affected its culture and politics. . . . Intellectual history at its most stimulating—teeming with insights into American violence, politics, class, and race.” —Kirkus Reviews
Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters
Author: Bill O'NealPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806123356
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
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
Gunfighters
Author: Al CiminoPublisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785833765
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Delve into the world of the Wild West and the gunslingers that populated its dusty towns and saloons.
Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography: P-Z
Author: Dan L. ThrappPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803294202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Includes biographical information on 4,500 individuals associated with the frontier
A Wyatt Earp Anthology
Author: Roy B. YoungPublisher: University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 1574417835
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 937
Book Description
Wyatt Earp is one of the most legendary figures of the nineteenth-century American West, notable for his role in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Some see him as a hero lawman of the Wild West, whereas others see him as yet another outlaw, a pimp, and failed lawman. Roy B. Young, Gary L. Roberts, and Casey Tefertiller, all notable experts on Earp and the Wild West, present in A Wyatt Earp Anthology an authoritative account of his life, successes, and failures. The editors have curated an anthology of the very best work on Earp—more than sixty articles and excerpts from books—from a wide array of authors, selecting only the best written and factually documented pieces and omitting those full of suppositions or false material. Earp’s life is presented in chronological fashion, from his early years to Dodge City, Kansas; triumph and tragedy in Tombstone; and his later years throughout the West. Important figures in Earp’s life, such as Bat Masterson, the Clantons, the McLaurys, Doc Holliday, and John Ringo, are also covered. Wyatt Earp’s image in film and the myths surrounding his life, as well as controversies over interpretations and presentations of his life by various writers, also receive their due. Finally, an extensive epilogue by Gary L. Roberts explores Earp and frontier violence.