Author: Alton Pryor
Publisher: Stagecoach Publishing
Keywords: lawmen
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2006-02-10
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0974755168
ISBN-13: 9780974755168
Lawmen of the old west played a juggling act as far as the law was concerned. The lawman had be both tougher and smarter than his outlaw counterpart or the outlaw would win. Most the sheriffs and marshals wearing abdages played at gambling, often owning the gambling concessions in the saloons and barooms of the very towns they were required to police. As it was gambling that caused much of the trouble in any western town, the lawmen found themselves supporting gambling while trying to curb the unlawful activities of angry gamblers. The lawman was invariably good with a gun, and was often force
Author: Cameron Judd
Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks
Keywords: lawmen, renegade, creek, timber
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2008-08-26
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0312945566
ISBN-13: 9780312945565
Timber CreekThe young Luke McCan came to Black Hills of Dakota in search of fortune. What he found was Deadwood: A whiskey-soaked gambling town that would have left Luke for dead were it not for a stranger’s random act of kindness. That was years ago, before fate dealt him a tough hand. But now Luke’s about to get back into the game. His charge: To hunt down a notorious, cold-blooded outlaw named Evan Bridger—the very same man who once saved his life...Renegade LawmenThey met in a hot, bloody bar fight on a cold Nebraska afternoon. The Fiddler was skinny, one-eared, and on the run. Luke
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Gallopade Intl
Keywords: amp, lawmen, outlaws, bushwhackers, bandits, massachusetts
Published: 1990-09
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0793305748
ISBN-13: 9780793305742
Just as kids can learn from people who make something special of their lives, they can learn what road not to take by reading the facts behind the serious & silly stories of the Billy the Kids of the world! This book is a great supplement for teaching Massachusetts history. Bandits details the exploits of criminals and other colorful Massachusetts characters, and explains how law enforcement was able (or unable) to track them down. Lots of specific information about Massachusetts bandits + info on criminal law, criminal justice and prison trivia. A great check-out book
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher:
Keywords: amp, lawmen, outlaws, bushwhackers, bandits, washington
Published: 1999-01-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0793302617
ISBN-13: 9780793302611
Just as kids can learn from people who make something special of their lives, they can learn what road not to take by reading the facts behind the serious & silly stories of the Billy the Kids of the world! This book is a great supplement for teaching Washington, DC history. Bandits details the exploits of criminals and other colorful Washington, DC characters, and explains how law enforcement was able (or unable) to track them down. Lots of specific information about Washington, DC bandits + info on criminal law, criminal justice and prison trivia. A great check-out bo
Author: Robert M. Utley
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: texas, rangers, century, second, lawmen, star
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2007-03-05
List price: $41.50
ISBN-10: 0195154444
ISBN-13: 9780195154443
Hailed as "a rip-snortin’, six-guns-blazin’ saga of good guys and bad guys who were sometimes one and the same," Robert M. Utley’s Lone Star Justice captured the colorful first century of Texas Ranger history. Now, in the eagerly anticipated conclusion, Lone Star Lawmen, Utley once again chronicles the daring exploits of the Rangers, this time as they bring justice to the twentieth-century West. Based on unprecedented access to Ranger archives, this fast-paced narrative stretches from the days of the Mexican Revolution (where atrocities against Mexican Americans marked
Authors:Daniel Anderson, Laurence Yadon, Robert Barr Smith,
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Keywords: lawmen, amp, gangsters, outlaws, oklahoma
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2007-04-15
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1589803841
ISBN-13: 9781589803848
The only thing wilder than Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century are the tales that continue to surround it. In the days of the Wild West, Oklahoma was teeming with assassins, guerillas, hijackers, kidnappers, gangs, and misfits of every size and shape imaginable. Featuring such legendary characters as Billy the Kid, Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, Belle Starr, and Pretty Boy Floyd, this book combines recorded fact with romanticized legend, allowing the reader to decide how much to believe. Violent and out of control, the figures covered in 100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gang
Author: Marsh
Publisher: Gallopade Intl
Keywords: colorado, amp, carole, marsh, books, women, lawmen, outlaws, bandits, bushwhackers
Published: 1990-09
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0793301904
ISBN-13: 9780793301904
Just as kids can learn from people who make something special of their lives, they can learn what road not to take by reading the facts behind the serious & silly stories of the Billy the Kids of the world! This book is a great supplement for teaching Colorado history. Bandits details the exploits of criminals and other colorful Colorado characters, and explains how law enforcement was able (or unable) to track them down. Lots of specific information about Colorado bandits + info on criminal law, criminal justice and prison trivia. A great check-out book for your library. Free
