Bloody Bill Longley

Bloody Bill Longley
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Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Total Pages : 391
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ISBN-10 : 9781574413052
ISBN-13 : 1574413058
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Bloody Bill Longley by : Rick Miller

William Preston Longley (1851-1878) went on a murderous rampage over the last few years of his life. Once he was arrested in 1877, and subsequently sentenced to hang, his name became known statewide as an outlaw and a murderer. Longley created and reveled in his self-centered image as a fearsome, deadly gunfighter. In truth, Longley was not the daring figure that he attempted to paint.

A Lawless Breed

A Lawless Breed
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Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Total Pages : 513
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ISBN-10 : 9781574415056
ISBN-13 : 1574415050
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis A Lawless Breed by : Chuck Parsons

John Wesley Hardin spread terror in much of Texas in the years following the Civil War as the most wanted fugitive. Hardin left an autobiography in which he detailed many of the troubles of his life. In A Lawless Breed, Parsons and Brown have meticulously examined his claims against available records to determine how much of his life story is true, and how much was only a half truth, or a complete lie.

The Last Gunfight

The Last Gunfight
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 416
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ISBN-10 : 9781439154250
ISBN-13 : 1439154252
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis The Last Gunfight by : Jeff Guinn

Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011.

Texas Ranger John B. Jones and the Frontier Battalion, 1874-1881

Texas Ranger John B. Jones and the Frontier Battalion, 1874-1881
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Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Total Pages : 415
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ISBN-10 : 9781574414677
ISBN-13 : 1574414674
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Texas Ranger John B. Jones and the Frontier Battalion, 1874-1881 by : Rick Miller

For the first time, author Rick Miller presents the story of the Frontier Battalion as seen through the eyes of its commander, John B. Jones, during his administration from 1874 to 1881, relating its history?both good and bad?chronologically, in depth, and in context. Highlighted are repeated budget and funding problems, developing standards of conduct, personalities and their interaction, mission focus and strategies against Indian war parties and outlaws, and coping with politics and bureaucracy. Miller covers all the major activities of the Battalion in the field that created and ultimately enhanced the legend of the Texas Rangers. Jones?s personal life is revealed, as well as his role in shaping the policies and activities of the Frontier Battalion.

Unsolved Mysteries of the Old West

Unsolved Mysteries of the Old West
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Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Total Pages : 185
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ISBN-10 : 9781589797420
ISBN-13 : 1589797426
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Unsolved Mysteries of the Old West by : W.C. Jameson

Two subjects continue to fascinate people—the Old West and a good mystery. This book explores and examines twenty-one of the Old West's most baffling mysteries, which lure the curious and beg for investigation even though their solutions have eluded experts for decades. Many relate to the death or disappearance of some of the best-known lawmen and outlaws in history, such as Billy the Kid, Buckskin Frank Leslie, John Wilkes Booth, The Catalina Kid, and Butch Cassidy. Others involve mysterious tales and legends of lost mines and buried treasures that have not been recovered—yet.

Sam Bass & Gang

Sam Bass & Gang
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105028519408
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Sam Bass & Gang by : Rick Miller

The legendary Sam Bass refused to give up his companions to the trailing lawmen. In 1878, the chase ended with the famous gunfight on the streets of Round Rock, Texas.

West of Here

West of Here
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Publisher : Algonquin Books
Total Pages : 498
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ISBN-10 : 9781565129528
ISBN-13 : 1565129520
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis West of Here by : Jonathan Evison

A novel that is part historical and part modern contracts the lofty goals of the pioneers that settled a peninsula in Washington State with the trivial pursuits of its present-day inhabitants. By the author of All About Lulu.

Triggernometry

Triggernometry
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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Total Pages : 695
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ISBN-10 : 9781787200869
ISBN-13 : 1787200868
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Triggernometry by : Eugene Cunningham

This widely regarded classic represents a volume of biographies of numerous master gunfighters, including such notables as John Wesley Hardin, Billy the Kid, Dallas Stoudenmire, Sam Bass, Wild Bill Hickok, Butch Cassidy, and Tom Horn. Himself a Westerner familiar with the feel of pistol and rifle, Cunningham knew firsthand several of the Texas gunfighters featured in his book, the product of more than 35 years of research, interviews, and writing.

David Crockett

David Crockett
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9780393067583
ISBN-13 : 0393067580
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis David Crockett by : Michael Wallis

A biography of the legendary frontiersman, soldier, and martyr examines his life--from hunting bears in the unspoiled countryside to helping defend the Alamo--and aims to dispel long-held myths.

Lost Souls

Lost Souls
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Publisher : Dell
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780307768285
ISBN-13 : 0307768287
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Lost Souls by : Poppy Brite

Vampires . . . they ache, they love, they thirst for the forbidden. They are your friends and lovers, and your worst fears. “A major new voice in horror fiction . . . an electric style and no shortage of nerve.”—Booklist At a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, look for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not; Ann, longing for love; and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself. Others are coming to Missing Mile tonight. Three beautiful, hip vagabonds—Molochai, Twig, and the seductive Zillah, whose eyes are as green as limes—are on their own lost journey, slaking their ancient thirst for blood, looking for supple young flesh. They find it in Nothing and Ann, leading them on a mad, illicit road trip south to New Orleans. Over miles of dark highway, Ghost pursues, his powers guiding him on a journey to reach his destiny, to save Ann from her new companions, to save Nothing from himself. . . . “An important and original work . . . a gritty, highly literate blend of brutality and sentiment, hope and despair.”—Science Fiction Chronicle