Dime novel desperadoes : the notorious Maxwell brothers / / John E. Hallwas

• Autore: Hallwas John E
• Pubblicazione: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (445 p.)
• Disciplina: 977.3/0410922; B
• Soggetto topico: Outlaws - Illinois; Outlaws - Wisconsin; Brothers - Illinois; Brothers - Wisconsin
• Soggetto geografico: Illinois Biography; Wisconsin Biography; Illinois History 19th century; Wisconsin History 19th century
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-379) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue -- 1. The Maxwell Family Moves West -- 2. The Maxwells in Troubled Fulton County -- 3. The Maxwells in McDonough County -- 4. Law and Order, and Prison Life -- 5. The Maxwell Brothers Become Outlaws -- 6. The Great Escape-and Recapture -- 7. Prison Time and Justice Issues -- 8. Lon's Struggle to Go Straight -- 9. The Wisconsin Desperadoes -- 10. The Gunfight at Durand -- 11. The Great Manhunt -- 12. Another Gunfight-and the Renewed Manhunt -- 13. Ed's Capture and Lon's Escape -- 14. The Desperado and the Public -- 15. The Lynching at Durand -- 16. The Lynching Controversy and Durand's Fate -- 17. The Mysterious Fate of Lon Maxwell -- Epilogue: The Story Life of the Maxwell Brothers -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations follow page 108 and 218 -- Illustrations follow page 108 and 218.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dime novel desperadoes
• ISBN: 1-283-16885-5; 9786613168856; 0-252-09375-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826243403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II