Big Nose George

Big Nose George
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ISBN-10 : 1937147266
ISBN-13 : 9781937147266
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Big Nose George by : Mark E. Miller

"The biography of "Big Nose George" Parott who was involved in the murder of two lawmen in Carbon County Wyoming and died in a lynching in 1881. In the aftermath, his skullcap was preserved and his skin made into a pair of shoes"--

Big Nose, Big City

Big Nose, Big City
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Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 0615683924
ISBN-13 : 9780615683928
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Big Nose, Big City by : George Pakenham

Big Nose, Big City is the companion children's book to the documentary film 'Idle Threat'. One man's crusade to improve air quality in New York City through reduction in engine idling pollution

My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters

My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780152066437
ISBN-13 : 0152066438
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters by : Sydney Salter

In her hilarious and heartbreaking debut novel, Salter delivers a story about a teenage girl who in her quest for perfection learns to broaden her horizons, accept herself, and find love right under her nose.

The Wyoming Lynching of Cattle Kate, 1889

The Wyoming Lynching of Cattle Kate, 1889
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Total Pages : 367
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ISBN-10 : 0931271169
ISBN-13 : 9780931271168
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wyoming Lynching of Cattle Kate, 1889 by : George W. Hufsmith

Tells the true story of why Cattle Kate (Ellen Watson) and Jim Averell were lynched by six Wyoming cattlemen in 1889.

On My Ass

On My Ass
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Publisher : High Plains Press
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 1937147061
ISBN-13 : 9781937147068
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis On My Ass by : Dean Lou

Author Lou Dean and her riding buddy Jeanne saddled their faithful steeds Jesse James, a donkey, and Tut, an Arabian. They began a month long ride that took them across northern Colorado, to promote non-violence in schools. As they encounter unforeseen challenges along the trail, Lou Dean wrestles with the brokenness of her past and seeks the courage to stay in the saddle.

Tom Horn

Tom Horn
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Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105114677300
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Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Tom Horn by : Chip Carlson

Did Tom Horn kill Willie Nickell? He was a death sentence to rustlers and the devil incarnate to homesteaders in late nineteenth-century Wyoming. Did Tom Horn commit the 1901 murder of the fourteen-year-old son of a sheep-owning homesteader who had stolen from the cattle barons ranges? If not, who did? Cheyenne author Chip Carlson, in this, his third book, answers these questions and others with the monumental results of more than ten years of research into primary sources. Who were Tom Horn s other victims? Was there collusion on the part of three governors in two Colorado murders? How could the jury return a verdict of guilty in Tom Horn s trial in the face of evidence that someone else was the killer? Why did Tom Horn s parents flee to Canada? Was there jury tampering and bribery? Why did Tom Horn say I would kill him and be done with him? What was the role of schoolteacher Glendolene Kimmell, and where did she end her years? Tom Horn, the most notorious of Wyoming s range detectives and a pre-eminent name in Wyoming history, operated unchecked until he was arrested for the murder of Willie Nickell. The murder and questionable nature of Horn s conviction still ignite firestorms of controversy in Wyoming. Before he was hanged Horn said, I have lived about fifteen ordinary lives. I would like to have had somebody who saw my past and could picture it to the public. It would be the most god damn interesting reading in the country. Now author Chip Carlson provides that reading.

Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of Old Wyoming

Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of Old Wyoming
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Total Pages : 143
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ISBN-10 : 0931271940
ISBN-13 : 9780931271946
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of Old Wyoming by : W. C. Jameson

W.C. Jameson, an expert on treasure hunting, now turns his attention to Wyoming s lost fortunes. With his gift for storytelling, he relates intriguing legends and historical accounts of lost gold, buried payrolls, and hidden strongboxes. Jameson takes us on an adventure to the four corners of Wyoming to investigatae tehe Snake River Pothold Gold, the Hallelujah Gulch Robbery Loot, the Lost Treasure of Big Nose George, the Lost Cabin Gold Mine, and twelve other action packed tales. Jameson has written more than 60 books on treasure hunting and served as an advisor to Walt Disney Productions on the National Treasure movies starring Nicholas Cage. An amateur treasure hunter in Texas testified in court that he had found a multi-million dollar lost treasure by using only a copy of one of Jameson s books and Google Earth for directions.

Remington and Russell

Remington and Russell
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Publisher : University of Texas Press
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9780292715684
ISBN-13 : 0292715684
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Remington and Russell by : Brian W. Dippie

From reviews of the first edition: "Richly illustrated . . . this handsome volume presents the rugged beauty and rowdy spirit of life on the frontier, as captured by two master painters." —Art Gallery International ". . . large color plates beautifully reproduce dashing, romantic scenes of frontier life created by two of the West's foremost portrayers." —American West "The many devotees of Remington and Russell and of Western art in general will want to add this handsome volume to their collection." —Arizona Highways "... the University of Texas Press, as one would expect, has produced a beautiful book ...." —Montana Since its original publication in 1982, Remington and Russell has become an essential introduction to the work of these artists, and this revision substantially enhances the book's strengths. Every painting in the Sid Richardson Collection has been rephotographed for this edition, including one Russell and five Remington paintings not included previously. Numerous black-and-white illustrations have also been added to give insight into the evolution of the paintings. Brian Dippie has considerably amplified his commentaries on each painting with new information. His revised introduction places Remington and Russell in the historical and cultural contexts of their time and draws intriguing comparisons between the two artists.

The Big House

The Big House
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 9781439124918
ISBN-13 : 1439124914
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis The Big House by : George Howe Colt

Faced with the sale of the century-old family summer house on Cape Cod where he had spent forty-two summers, George Howe Colt recounts returning for one last stay with his wife and children in this stunning memoir that was a National Book Award Finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. This poignant tribute to the eleven-bedroom jumble of gables, bays, and dormers that watched over weddings, divorces, deaths, anniversaries, birthdays, breakdowns, and love affairs for five generations interweaves Colt’s final visit with memories of a lifetime of summers. Run-down yet romantic, The Big House stands not only as a cherished reminder of summer’s ephemeral pleasures but also as a powerful symbol of a vanishing way of life.

Bitter Creek Junction

Bitter Creek Junction
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Total Pages : 98
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105110450843
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Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Bitter Creek Junction by : Linda M. Hasselstrom

The West found in Linda Hasselstrom's poems is neither the mythical Old West nor the New West of ranchettes and trophy homes. Hasselstrom's aria is set to the rhythms of the authentic West, laced with lyrical realism, and distilled to the sharp crispness of a plains morning. Here you'll find the night heron whose "slender beak descends, a sudden hammer on a silver spine." You'll "give yourself sunsets]]in shades of pink and gold" while "long tatters curl eastward like discarded ribbons."