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Author: Leon Claire Metz
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 143813021X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStandoffs, saloons, and sunsets spring to mind when one envisions the rough and tumble early days of the American frontier.
Author: John Boessenecker
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780806130118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHarry Morse - gunfighter, manhunter, sleuth - was among the West's most famous lawmen. Elected sheriff of Alameda County, California, in 1864, he went on to become San Francisco's foremost private detective. His career spanned five decades. In this biography, John Boessenecker brings Morse's now-forgotten story to light, chronicling not only the lawman's remarkable adventures but also the turbulent times in which he lived. Armed only with raw courage and a Colt revolver, Morse squared off against a small army of desperadoes and beat them at their own game. He shot to death the notorious bandidos Narato Ponce and Juan Soto, outgunned the vicious Narciso Bojorques, and pursued the Tiburcio Vasquez gang for two months in one of the West's longest and most tenacious manhunts. Later, Morse captured Black Bart, America's greatest stagecoach robber. Fortunately, Harry Morse loved to tell of his feats. Drawing on Morse's diaries, memoirs, and correspondence, Boessenecker weaves the lawman's colorful accounts into his narrative. Rare photographs of outlaws and lawmen and of the sites of Morse's exploits further enliven the story. A significant contribution to both western history and the history of law enforcement, Lawman is also an in-depth treatment of Hispanic crime and its causes, immigration, racial prejudice, and police brutality - issues with which California, and the nation, still grapple today.
Author: Walt Polzin
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2024-07-31
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1663264775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBill Pearson fought in the civil war for the Union. His sense of what was right brought him that decision. Raised in Kentucky and Missouri he continued his quest for righteousness, moving west where he eventually became a lawman. Along with his best friend Lee Johnson, they tested besting the powerful Williams Gang in Wyoming. A deputy was lost and the prospects were hopeless. Perhaps exhibiting a lack of confidence, they pair moved on to Arizona where they met up with another Civil War friend, Rod Jones, and once again pinned on badges. The ensuing years provided an exciting, fast paced life filled with typical badman/lawman adventures. Settling conflicts among ranchers and fronting a compromise with the Southern Pacific Railroad, while chasing two notorious outlaws, Pony Lincoln and Pony Martin, and suffering wounds and pneumonia, take their toll on the marshal. But, losing Lee Johnson to Lincoln causes Pearson to abandon his law enforcement days and head further west. Leaving his remaining deputies in Arizona, the former marshal takes up horse ranching near San Diego. Bill Pearson is essentially a happily married rancher until the past comes calling.
Author: Shirlee McCoy
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-01-03
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 0373444737
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Author: Stella Bagwell
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-11-18
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 0373658575
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Author: Carol Finch
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 1426846487
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRachel St. Raimes is on the run, and Dodge City's no town for an innocent young seamstress. The only place wrongly accused Rachel can hide is with a traveling medicine show. But falling in love with an injured, sexy lawman throws out all her escape plans. Because once U.S. Marshal Nathan Montgomery learns the truth, there's nowhere Rachel's life— or heart—will be safe.
Author: Crystal L. Barnes
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Published: 2019-08-01
Total Pages: 423
ISBN-13: 1643520903
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLawmen and Ladies of the Old West Team Up to Track Down Outlaws Mistaken Marshal by Crystal L. Barnes Texas, 1875 First day on the job, Marshal Beau Bones accidentally interrupts a robbery and arrests an outlaw who is disguised as a man. Just as Jo Ross is hiding the God-fearing girl her parents raised, Beau is hiding that he can’t shoot and doesn’t deserve the town’s respect. Is there any way for Beau to free Jo without losing the faith the town has placed in him? On Track for Love by Vickie McDonough Missouri, 1875 A new job and a move to a new state put Railroad Agent Landry Lomax on track to meet Cara Dixon—a spirited woman holding a derringer on a train robber. This stubborn woman is not one he wants around his young sister, but then they end up in the same St. Louis boardinghouse. But could Cara’s gumption help him trap a gang of train robbers? Love Conquers Oil by Annette O’Hare Texas, 1901 When a murderous bank robber threatens Fern Fisher’s life, she accepts a mail-order bride inquiry and heads for Beaumont, Texas. Only problem is the proposed groom, Jesse Stewart didn’t send for her. His memaw did. Will drilling for oil together produce a “gusher” of love, or will their pasts trigger a “blowout” for their fledgling relationship? Rocky Mountain Regrets by Kathleen Y’Barbo Colorado, 1889 While posing as her niece’s mother, Eloise Broderick travels to Colorado to find her brother with the help of Zeke Potter, a man renowned for tracking skills. But when Zeke realizes the man Eloise seeks is the same man he blames for his family’s death, will he use Eloise to get vengeance?
Author: Craig Barstow
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2022-02-22
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 059333406X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA gunman wants to hang up his Colts in this fast-paced installment of Ralph Compton’s Sundown Riders series. Luke Lessing was told his career at the Pinkerton Agency was assured, thanks to his skill with pistol and rifle. But when his partner got ambushed, Luke was widely blamed. Discouraged with Pinkerton politics, he moved on to a job as sheriff in a “sleepy” little town in Colorado, only to barely escape with his life. So Luke happily traded wearing a badge for cooking at the Comstock Café in Virginia City, hub of the fabled Comstock Lode. He’d put his past behind him—until a bushwhacked marshal and a confrontation with an old enemy drag him into a whirlpool of corruption, missing miners, and concealed treasure, where you can never tell who will betray you next. Luke’s pressured to pin on a badge yet again, not only by the Secretary of the Nevada Territory, but the Secretary’s boss, who happens to be President of the United States. There’s a lot of dough on the line, but not the kind he’s got a talent for. What does a fella have to do to get back to baking biscuits? More than eight million Ralph Compton books in print!
Author: Bonnie Hinman
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2016-08-15
Total Pages: 51
ISBN-13: 1680776665
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe names of the Wild West's top lawmen have become famous. Famous Lawmenshows how Wyatt Earp, "Wild Bill" Hickok, and many others worked to enforce the law in a nearly lawless frontier. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, maps, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author: Linda Goodnight
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2010-12-01
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 1426876548
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWidow Amy James can't get through grocery shopping in Treasure Creek, Alaska, without a marriage proposal. And she's hardly flattered. Most of her "suitors" are after the treasure her great-grandfather had buried on her property. But only one man promised her late husband he'd take care of her and the boys: police chief Reed Truscott. True, Reed is handsome and honest and makes her feel safe. But his honorable marriage proposal is about obligation—not love. Unless he can convince her that his Christmas wish is to join her family forever.
