Gunfighters

Author : Bill O'Neal
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806123356
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters written by Bill O'Neal and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author : Al Cimino
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 0785833765
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gunfighters written by Al Cimino and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve into the world of the Wild West and the gunslingers that populated its dusty towns and saloons.

Author : Roger D. McGrath
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520341732
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes written by Roger D. McGrath and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Preface:On the frontier, says conventional wisdom, a structured society did not exist and social control was largely absent; law enforcement and the criminal justice system had limited, if any, influence; and danger--both from man and from the elements--was ever present. This view of the frontier is projected by motion pictures, television, popular literature, and most scholarly histories. But was the frontier really all that violent? What was the nature of the violence that did occur? Were frontier towns more violent that cities in the East? Has America inherited a violent way of life from the frontier? Was the frontier more violent than the United States is today? This book attempts to answer these questions and others about violence and lawlessness on the frontier and do so in a new way. Whereas most authors have drawn their conclusions about frontier violence from the exploits of a few notorious badmen and outlaws and from some of the more famous incidents and conflicts, I have chosen to focus on two towns that I think were typical of the frontier--the mining frontier specifically--and to investigate all forms of violence and lawlessness that occurred in and around those towns.

Author : John Marvin Hunter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Album of Gunfighters written by John Marvin Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This album contains photographs and short biographies of many gun-fighters connected in one way or another with the growth of the legend of Billy the Kid, John Selman, Pat Garrett, and many others.

Author : Lea Franklin McCarty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258988319
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gunfighters written by Lea Franklin McCarty and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1959 edition.

Author : Rick Steber
Publisher : Bonanza Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gunfighters written by Rick Steber and published by Bonanza Publishing. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The names of the gunfighters are legendary: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Doc Holliday, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, Henry Plummer, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok.... These men, and others like them, epitomize the image of the Wild West. The gunfighting era was born in the late 1830s when Samuel Colt patented his single-barreled pistol with a revolving bullet chamber. But the gunfighter was not common on the frontier until after the Civil War when renegade bands of Confederate soldiers refused to surrender. Their lawless ways spread as they stole from the hated Union bankers and the monopolistic railroads, rustled from wealthy ranchers and killed anyone who dared stand in their way. Railhead towns, where the great Texas cattle drives ended, generated more than their fair share of gunfights. In these towns the distinction between the law and the outlaw was a fine line and many times the men who wore badges worked both sides of the fence. It generally fell to the individual to uphold the law and nearly every western man strapped a six-shooter to his hip. If a man's cattle or horses were stolen, if his home was ransacked or his family attacked, it was up to that man to track down the guilty party and administer swift justice. Around the turn of the 20th century the free-roaming gunfighters found the wild country could no longer hide them as technology, in the form of telegraphs and telephones, cut off escape routes. Even though the era of the gunfighter had drawn to a close, writers and movie makers, using the colorful backdrop of the Old West, turned the frontier gunfighters into larger-than-life folk heros, folk heros who will never die.

Author : William W. Johnstone
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780786017164
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Drifter written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now reissued with an exciting new cover design, the first chapter of Johnstone's boldly authentic, "USA Today" bestselling western series marks the first appearance of gunslinger Frank Morgan.

Author : Joseph G. Rosa
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806127613
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Age of the Gunfighter written by Joseph G. Rosa and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph G. Rosa's vivid and expertly written tale of this violent time combines contemporary accounts with meticulous historical research and an unjaundiced appraisal of the facts. Telling the story of every major gunfighter, peace officer, and outlaw of the West, Rosa places them within the context of a violent frontier and the coming of law and order. Complementing the text are twenty-seven outstanding color spreads featuring firearms from the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum (Los Angeles) and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center (Cody). Many of the spreads contain guns owned and used by such well-known individuals as Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok, John Wesley Hardin, Frank James, and Harvey Logan.

Author : Albert Marrin
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780689317743
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cowboys, Indians, and Gunfighters written by Albert Marrin and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An action-packed story of the days when ranchers vied with the native peoples to rule the plains of North America. Reproductions of Western art will introduce readers to Marrin's vivid re-creation of history. His accurate, carefully researched text makes it a valuable reference tool as well. Illustrated with photos, prints, and paintings.

Author : W. B. (Bat) Masterson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486131319
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier written by W. B. (Bat) Masterson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bat Masterson's illustrated biographies of legendary gunslingers Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Luke Short, Bill Tilghman, Ben Thompson, and others paint a vivid portrait of the Old West, a world of sharpshooters, cattle rustlers, and Dodge City justice.