The Story of the Outlaw: True Tales of Billy the Kid, Jesse James & Other Desperados - Brossura

Hough, Emerson

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ISBN 10: 0486485994 ISBN 13: 9780486485997

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2011

Riassunto

"The realism is almost too raw for literature." — Literary Digest
Compiled a century ago, when the wildness of the American West was still a living memory, these tales chronicle the rugged lives and audacious crimes of bank and train robbers, cattle rustlers, horse thieves, and other desperadoes. Recounted mainly by the outlaws themselves along with eyewitnesses to their deeds, the stories profile Billy the Kid, Frank and Jesse James, the Dalton Gang, Wild Bill Hickok, and other legendary figures of the era.

In addition to famous instances and epochs of outlawry, this book relates equally fascinating but lesser-known incidents, including the Lincoln County War of the Southwest and the Stevens County War of Kansas. Atmospheric illustrations accompany these dramatic fables of adventure and conflict in the Old West.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Emerson Hough wrote popular books about the American West, including The Story of the Cowboy, The Passing of the Frontier, and The Covered Wagon. He knew Pat Garrett, and in the course of his research he accompanied the legendary lawman on a horseback trip to New Mexico.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0486485994
• ISBN 13: 9780486485997
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 401
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile