Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters

Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters

Author: Bill O'Neal

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780806123356

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Sifting factual information from among the lies, legends, and tall tales, the lives and battles of gunfighters on both sides of the law are presented in a who's who of the violent West


Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier

Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier

Author: W. B. (Bat) Masterson

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-07

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0486131319

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Bat Masterson's illustrated biographies of legendary gunslingers Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Luke Short, Bill Tilghman, Ben Thompson, and others paint a vivid portrait of the Old West, a world of sharpshooters, cattle rustlers, and Dodge City justice.


Age of the Gunfighter

Age of the Gunfighter

Author: Joseph G. Rosa

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780806127613

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Joseph G. Rosa's vivid and expertly written tale of this violent time combines contemporary accounts with meticulous historical research and an unjaundiced appraisal of the facts. Telling the story of every major gunfighter, peace officer, and outlaw of the West, Rosa places them within the context of a violent frontier and the coming of law and order. Complementing the text are twenty-seven outstanding color spreads featuring firearms from the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum (Los Angeles) and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center (Cody). Many of the spreads contain guns owned and used by such well-known individuals as Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok, John Wesley Hardin, Frank James, and Harvey Logan.


Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier

Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier

Author: W. B. (Bat) Masterson

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-31

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9781420971781

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First published in 1907 as a series of articles in "Human Life" magazine, "Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier" is the fascinating first-hand account of these famous Americans by Bat Masterson. Born Bartholemew William Barclay Masterson in Canada in 1853, Bat Masterson led an amazing life as a U.S. Army scout, professional gambler, and lawman in the American Old West. He went to find adventure in the frontier as a young man and soon earned distinction as a buffalo hunter. He eventually spent time as the sheriff in Dodge City, Kansas and was involved in several well-known shootouts. It was during these times that Masterson met some of the most important gunslingers in history. These accounts, written decades after Masterson moved back to civilization and worked as a writer and journalist, tell the incredible stories of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Ben Thompson, Luke Short, and Bill Tilghman. "Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier" remains an important historical document of five famous American gunfighters and a fascinating and entertaining account of the Wild West. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.


Famous Sheriffs and Western Outlaws

Famous Sheriffs and Western Outlaws

Author: William MacLeod Raine

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1616085428

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Famous Sheriffs and Western Outlaws is a classic for everyone interested in history and what is was like in the Old West. Get swept back to a time when sheriffs did their best to keep order in a lawless land. Read about the likes of Tom Horn, the "Apache Kid", "Bucky" O'Neill, Tom Nickson, and many more!


Gunfighters

Gunfighters

Author: Al Cimino

Publisher: Chartwell Books

Published: 2016-08-24

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0785833765

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Delve into the world of the Wild West and the gunslingers that populated its dusty towns and saloons.


Outlaws of the Wild West

Outlaws of the Wild West

Author: Terry C. Treadwell

Publisher: Frontline Books

Published: 2021-04-28

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 1526782383

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This true crime history of the American Frontier separates fact from fiction with in-depth profiles of thirty-eight career criminals and infamous outlaw gangs. In the years following the American Civil War, the country’s western frontier was home to a prodigious number of myth-making cowboys, infamous gunslingers, saloon madams, and not always law-abiding lawmen. But the romantic mystique of these individuals and the time in which they lives is largely the product of novelists and filmmakers. In Outlaws of the Wild West, Terry Treadwell presents the real stories behind such legends as Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy, the Dalton Brothers, and others—as well as their lesser-known but equally criminal peers. Here are the stories of William Clark Quantrill and his Confederate Army unit, Quantrill’s Raiders, who turned hit-and-run raids into a way of life; Henry Starr, the Native American career criminal who went on to play himself in the movie of his life; Ann and Josie Bassett, the sisters who defended their ranch from cattle barons with the help of Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch; and many more.