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Autore |
Miller Darlis A. <1939-> |
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Titolo |
Captain Jack Crawford--buckskin poet, scout, and showman [[electronic resource] /] / Darlis A. Miller |
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Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-40760-3 |
9786613577931 |
0-8263-5190-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (386 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Poets, American - 19th century |
Scouts (Reconnaissance) - West (U.S.) |
Entertainers - West (U.S.) |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. FROM DONEGAL TO FORT HELL; 2. CAPTAIN JACK IN THE BLACK HILLS; 3. CHIEF OF SCOUTS; 4. CODY, CARIBOO, AND THE VICTORIO CAMPAIGN; 5. POST TRADER AT FORT CRAIG; 6. ""THE CAMPFIRE AND THE TRAIL""; 7. SPECIAL AGENT; 8. IN SEARCH OF FAME AND FORTUNE; 9. TO THE KLONDIKE; 10. TWO YEARS IN THE GOLD FIELDS; 11. ""A GENIUS IN BUCKSKIN""; EPILOGUE: ""IF I BUT COULD""; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This biography re-creates Jack Crawford's experience as a scout, rancher, miner, reformer, husband and father, and poet and entertainer to reinterpret the American Dream and the lure of getting rich pursued by many during the Gilded Age. |
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