The American Cowboy Chronicles Old West Myths Legends The Honest Truth
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Author |
: Thomas Correa |
Publisher |
: Page Publishing, Incorporated |
Total Pages |
: 354 |
Release |
: 2020-08-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 166242454X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781662424540 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (4X Downloads) |
Synopsis The American Cowboy Chronicles Old West Myths & Legends: The Honest Truth by : Thomas Correa
This book is about the real Old West. The research presented here comes from what I've found during my more than forty-five years of researching American history, but especially what I've learned in regards to the other side of the myths and legends of the Old West. In 2010, I started a blog, The American Cowboy Chronicles, to share what I've learned and celebrate the virtues of America. My articles on the Old West have never been meant to dispel the myths or attack legends but to simply explain what I've found after taking a hard look, an honest look, an objective look, at the evidence that's available. Since evidence proves or disproves what we've all been told about the Old West by Hollywood and writers who are not objective researchers, this is my attempt at taking a fresh look at Wyatt Earp, Tom Horn, and others. But mostly, this book is about why the American Cowboy became America's quintessential role model. This book looks at why the American Cowboy represents American toughness, independence, and resilience to the rest of the World.
Author |
: Thomas Correa |
Publisher |
: Page Publishing Inc |
Total Pages |
: 335 |
Release |
: 2019-12-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781645842859 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1645842851 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis The American Cowboy Chronicles Old West Myths & Legends by : Thomas Correa
This book is about the real Old West. The research presented here comes from what I've found during my more than forty-five years of researching American history, but especially what I've learned in regards to the other side of the myths and legends of the Old West. In 2010, I started a blog, The American Cowboy Chronicles, to share what I've learned and celebrate the virtues of America. My articles on the Old West have never been meant to dispel the myths or attack legends but to simply explain what I've found after taking a hard look, an honest look, an objective look, at the evidence that's available. Since evidence proves or disproves what we've all been told about the Old West by Hollywood and writers who are not objective researchers, this is my attempt at taking a fresh look at Wyatt Earp, Tom Horn, and others. But mostly, this book is about why the American Cowboy became America's quintessential role model. This book looks at why the American Cowboy represents American toughness, independence, and resilience to the rest of the World.
Author |
: Michael Rutter |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 199 |
Release |
: 2017-04-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781493028290 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1493028294 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Myths and Mysteries of the Old West by : Michael Rutter
How much of what we know about the history of the Old West is true? In this new book, author Michael Rutter looks at the legend and lore behind such notorious figures as Billy the Kid and Calamity Jane and the stories of famous gun fights and battles, telling what really happened. Truth may be stranger than fiction, but these 12 legends stand up to scrutiny, and this book will be a must-read for all western history buffs.
Author |
: Reece Jones |
Publisher |
: Catapult |
Total Pages |
: 289 |
Release |
: 2023-07-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781640095953 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1640095950 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nobody is Protected by : Reece Jones
An urgent look at the U.S. Border Patrol from its xenophobic founding to its assault on the Fourth Amendment in its quest to become a national police force Late one July night in 2020, armed men, identified only by the word POLICE written across their uniforms, began snatching supporters of Black Lives Matter off the street in Portland, Oregon, and placing them in unmarked vans. These mysterious actions were not carried out by local law enforcement or even right-wing terrorists, but by the U.S. Border Patrol. Why was the Border Patrol operating so far from the boundaries of the United States? What were they doing at a protest that had nothing to do with immigration or the border? Nobody Is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States is the untold story of how, through a series of landmark but largely unknown decisions, the Supreme Court has dramatically curtailed the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution in service of policing borders. The Border Patrol exercises exceptional powers to conduct warrantless stops and interrogations within one hundred miles of land borders or coastlines, an area that includes nine of the ten largest cities and two thirds of the American population. Mapping the Border Patrol’s history from its bigoted and violent Wild West beginnings through the legal precedents that have unleashed today’s militarized force, Guggenheim Fellow Reece Jones reveals the shocking true stories and characters behind its most dangerous policies. With the Border Patrol intent on exploiting current laws to transform itself into a national police force, the truth behind their influence and history has never been more important.
Author |
: Cynthia Leal Massey |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2021-08-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781493048618 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1493048619 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis What Lies Beneath by : Cynthia Leal Massey
Unearth the Mysteries of Those Who Lie Beneath the Oldest Graveyards in the Lone Star State Texas, the second largest state, both in land mass and population, has more than 50,000 cemeteries, graveyards, and burial grounds. As the final resting places of those whose earthly journey has ended, they are also repositories of valuable cultural history. The pioneer cemeteries—those from the 19th century—provide a wealth of information on the people who settled Texas during its years as a Republic (1836-1845), and after it became the 28th state in 1845. In What Lies Beneath: Texas Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards, author Cynthia Leal Massey exhumes the stories of these pioneers, revealing the intriguing truth behind the earliest graveyards in the Lone Star State, including some of its most ancient. This guide also provides descriptions of headstone features and symbols, and demystifies the burial traditions of early Texas pioneers and settlers.
Author |
: Editors of True West |
Publisher |
: National Geographic Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2005-08-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307236388 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307236382 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis True Tales and Amazing Legends of the Old West by : Editors of True West
Much has been written about the west—most of it clouded by exaggeration and fabrication. Since 1953, True West magazine has been devoted to celebrating the West’s true colors, giving the men and women who settled there accurate voices, exploring every triumph and tragedy of their time—and exposing every vice and virtue. True Tales and Amazing Legends of the Old West commemorates these unforgettable cowboys, Indians, and city slickers through a mix of classic histories and brand-new narratives, all illustrated with photographs—many reproduced here for the first time—of the people and places that gave rise to America’s Western mythology. With twenty-six stories that blend fact with folklore, this collection abounds with accounts of the famous and the infamous, including Sacagawea, Wild Bill Hickok, Pancho Villa, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Davy Crockett, and Wyatt Earp. Also here are lesser-known figures whose stories were pivotal to shaping the culture of the era, such as European conquistador Francisco Coronado, rancher “Black Billy” Hill, and fearless lawman Orlando “Rube” Robbins. Other tales recount the wide open plains, lawlessness, drama, mayhem, and promise embodied in the Old West. Whether you’re a history buff, an Old West devotee, or simply someone who is fascinated by the characters of America’s early years, these timeless tales and photographs epitomize the legendary spirit of what it meant to settle the West.
Author |
: Jill Keppeler |
Publisher |
: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP |
Total Pages |
: 32 |
Release |
: 2019-07-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781538237496 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1538237490 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cowboys Didn't Always Wear Hats by : Jill Keppeler
The term "Wild West" brings to mind certain images: cowboys, settlers, gunfights, and outlaws. But the American West wasn't always as wild as popular images and stories often suggest. Its famous heroes were sometimes its villains or vice versa. In this informative volume, young readers will learn facts that bust the myths of the Old West, bringing a more realistic and diverse angle to tales of cowboys and Indians repeated in books, television shows, and movies throughout the years.
Author |
: Joe B Frantz |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 263 |
Release |
: 2016-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780806155999 |
ISBN-13 |
: 080615599X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis The American Cowboy by : Joe B Frantz
The cowboy, America’s most popular folk hero, appeals to millions of readers of novels, histories, biographies, and folk tales. Cowboys command a vast audience on country radio, television, and at the movies, but what exactly is a cowboy? Authors Joe B. Frantz and Julian Ernest Choate, Jr., reveal the real, dyed-in-the-wool cowboy as a heroic being from the American past, who richly deserves to be understood in terms of reality, instead of myth. Here, then, is the definitive portrait of the American cowboy—in frontier history and in literature—reexamined, revitalized, and set in the proper perspective. Many exciting accounts of cowboy life have been presented by such talented writers as J. Evetts Haley, J. Frank Dobie, Wayne Gard, Walter Prescott Webb, Edward Everett Dale, Helena Huntington Smith, Ramon F. Adams, and C. L. Sonnichsen. But Frantz and Choate see the cowboy in relation to the entire panorama of western history and as part of a continuing tradition: “The American cowboy has carved a niche—niche nothing, it’s a gorge—in American affection as a folk hero, and in this role we have surveyed him.” The American Cowboy: The Myth and the Reality is illustrated with sixteen pages of the great cowboy photographs made more than a century ago by Erwin E. Smith.
Author |
: The Editors of TIME-LIFE |
Publisher |
: Time Home Entertainment |
Total Pages |
: 158 |
Release |
: 2017-08-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781683309048 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1683309049 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis TIME-LIFE The Wild West by : The Editors of TIME-LIFE
The settling of the West in the 19th century is the essential American story, rich in symbolism and full of inspiration. This narrative of intrepid explorers, hardy pioneers seeking a better life, and daring outlaws who flouted authority, defintes the American spirit even today.
Author |
: Joe Bertram Frantz |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 2003-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0758117493 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780758117496 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis The American Cowboy by : Joe Bertram Frantz