Outlaws And Peace Officers
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Outlaws And Peace Officers
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Author : Stephen Brennan
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2016-01-26
Outlaws And Peace Officers written by Stephen Brennan and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This New York Times' bestseller features the West’s most prominent lawmen and criminals, who tell their stories of fight, death, and survival. In the romantic narrative of the Old West, two larger-than-life characters emerged as the perfect foils for each other—the rampant outlaw and the heroic peace officer. Without the villain, sheriffs would not have needed to uphold the law; and without the sheriff, villains would have had no law to break. Together, both personalities fought, lost, and triumphed amid shootouts, train robberies, and bank holdups against the backdrop of the lawless American frontier. This spectacular New York Times' bestselling collection of true memoirs and autobiographies, told by the very people who lived these criminal and righteous lives during the Old West, reveal the outlaw and peace officer at their worst and best. Watch as Mark Twain introduces notorious gunslinger Jack Slade; hear about Theodore Roosevelt’s encounters with men, women, and game from Roosevelt himself; read sheriff Pat Garrett’s biography of Billy the Kid, the outlaw he killed; and listen as lawmen Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp describe each other in their own accounts. Including other carefully curated stories by Tom Horn, Cole Younger, and more, Outlaws and Peace Officers invokes danger, honor, and the fight for survival during this perilous but exciting chapter in American history.
Outlaws And Peace Officers Of The Frontier West
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Author : J.S. Canner, Boston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Outlaws And Peace Officers Of The Frontier West written by J.S. Canner, Boston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with categories.
Outlaws And Peace Officers Of The Frontier West
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Author : Canner, J.S. & Co
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Outlaws And Peace Officers Of The Frontier West written by Canner, J.S. & Co and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Crime categories.
The Encyclopedia Of Lawmen Outlaws And Gunfighters
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Author : Leon Claire Metz
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2002
The Encyclopedia Of Lawmen Outlaws And Gunfighters written by Leon Claire Metz and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Criminology categories.
Standoffs, saloons, and sunsets spring to mind when one envisions the rough and tumble early days of the American frontier.
Outlaws And Peace Officers Of Indian Territory
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Author : C. W. West
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Outlaws And Peace Officers Of Indian Territory written by C. W. West and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Outlaws categories.
Outlaws And Peace Officers Of Indian Territory
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Author : C. W. West
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
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Lawmen Desperadoes
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Author : William B. Secrest
language : en
Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company
Release Date : 1994
Lawmen Desperadoes written by William B. Secrest and has been published by Arthur H. Clark Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Outlaws categories.
Cowboys Outlaws Peace Officers
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Author : Pawhuska Journal-Capital
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Cowboys Outlaws Peace Officers written by Pawhuska Journal-Capital and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Cowboys categories.
Man Hunters Of The Old West
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Author : Robert K. DeArment
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2017-04-06
Man Hunters Of The Old West written by Robert K. DeArment and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Settlers in the frontier West were often easy prey for criminals. Policing efforts were scattered at best and often amounted to vigilante retaliation. To create a semblance of order, freelance enforcers of the law known as man-hunters undertook the search for fugitives. These pursuers have often been portrayed as ruthless bounty hunters, no better than the felons they pursued. Robert K. DeArment’s detailed account of their careers redeems their reputations and reveals the truth behind their fascinating legends. As DeArment shows, man-hunters were far more likely to capture felons alive than their popular image suggests. Although “Wanted: Dead or Alive” reward notices were posted during this period, they were reserved for the most murderous desperadoes. Man-hunters also came from a variety of backgrounds in the East and the West: of the eight men whose stories DeArment tells, one began as an officer for an express company, and another was the head of an organization of local lawmen. Others included a railroad detective, a Texas Ranger, a Pinkerton operative, and a shotgun messenger for a stagecoach line. All were tough survivors, living through gunshot wounds, snakebites, disease, buffalo stampedes, and every other hazard of life in the Wild West. They also crossed paths with famous criminals and sheriffs, from John Wesley Hardin and Sam Bass to Wyatt Earp, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid. Telling the true stories of famous men who risked their lives to bring western outlaws to justice, Man-Hunters of the Old West dispels long-held myths of their cold-blooded vigilantism and brings fresh nuance to the lives and legends that made the West wild.
Lawmen Of The Wild West
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Author : Terry C. Treadwell
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2021-05-26
Lawmen Of The Wild West written by Terry C. Treadwell and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-26 with History categories.
True stories of sheriffs, marshals, rangers, and others in frontier law enforcement who fought to bring order to the lawless West—includes photos. Faced with ruthless criminals, trigger-happy gunslingers and assorted desperados, the lawmen of the Old West tried, and sometimes died, in their efforts to bring some semblance of order to their towns and communities. This book introduces more than thirty of them, from familiar names like Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson to lesser-known figures from Dallas Stoudenmire, John Selman, and Bass Reeves. Some at the time believed that former criminals would make the most effective lawmen. Consequently, notorious gunfighters might be employed as town marshals to bring law and order to some of the most lawless of towns. These lawmen had to deal with the likes of the Dalton Gang, the James Brothers, and the Rufus Buck Gang, who thought nothing of raping and murdering innocent people just for the hell of it. These outlaws would frequently hide in Indian Territory, where there was no law to extradite them. The only law outside of Indian Territory was that of Judge Isaac Parker, who administered the rules with an iron fist; the gallows at Fort Smith laid testament to his work. The requirements needed to be a peace officer in the Wild West were often determined only by the individual’s skill with a gun and their courage. At times judgment was needed with only seconds to spare, and that also meant there was the odd occasion where justice and law never quite meant the same thing. The expression ‘justice without law’ was never truer than in the formative years of the West—and this book tells that story.