1876 : The Year Bat, Wyatt, Custer, Jesse, and the Two Bills (Buffalo and Wild) Created the Wild West, and Why It's Still with Us |
Autore | Wiegand Steve |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ashland : , : Bancroft Press, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (496 pages) |
Soggetto topico |
United States
West (U.S.) |
ISBN |
9781610885829
9781610885805 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The Year -- Chapter 1: "He was a good shot, and not afraid" January: Bat Masterson and the Sweetwater Shootout -- Chapter 2: "I never heard him laugh" May: Wyatt Earp comes to Dodge City -- Chapter 3: "Rascality so shameless" Interlude: Money, politics, and other entertainments -- Chapter 4: "Thou of the sunny flowing hair" June: The end of George Armstrong Custer -- Chapter 5: "First scalp for Custer!" July: Buffalo Bill and the Duel at Warbonnet Creek -- Chapter 6: "My God, it talks!" Interlude: Inventions, innovations, and the Philadelphia Fair -- Chapter 7: "Damn you, take that!" August: Wild Bill's last hand -- Chapter 8: "Get your guns, boys, they're robbing the bank!" September: The last ride of the James-Younger Gang -- Chapter 9: "Seven can't beat eight" Interlude: Stealing a president-and the presidency -- Part II: Aftermath -- Chapter 10: "The last of the greatest" The two lives of Bat Masterson -- Chapter 11: "The bloke from Arizona" Wyatt goes Hollywood -- Chapter 12: "The women who weep" Two widows and a Calamity -- Chapter 13: "Is that you, Buck?" Old outlaws and a "dirty little coward -- Chapter 14: "Cody...you have fetched 'em!" The world meets the Wild West -- Chapter 15: Keepers of the Flame -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795877503321 |
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Ashland : , : Bancroft Press, , 2022 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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1876 : The Year Bat, Wyatt, Custer, Jesse, and the Two Bills (Buffalo and Wild) Created the Wild West, and Why It's Still with Us |
Autore | Wiegand Steve |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ashland : , : Bancroft Press, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (496 pages) |
Soggetto topico |
United States
West (U.S.) |
ISBN |
9781610885829
9781610885805 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The Year -- Chapter 1: "He was a good shot, and not afraid" January: Bat Masterson and the Sweetwater Shootout -- Chapter 2: "I never heard him laugh" May: Wyatt Earp comes to Dodge City -- Chapter 3: "Rascality so shameless" Interlude: Money, politics, and other entertainments -- Chapter 4: "Thou of the sunny flowing hair" June: The end of George Armstrong Custer -- Chapter 5: "First scalp for Custer!" July: Buffalo Bill and the Duel at Warbonnet Creek -- Chapter 6: "My God, it talks!" Interlude: Inventions, innovations, and the Philadelphia Fair -- Chapter 7: "Damn you, take that!" August: Wild Bill's last hand -- Chapter 8: "Get your guns, boys, they're robbing the bank!" September: The last ride of the James-Younger Gang -- Chapter 9: "Seven can't beat eight" Interlude: Stealing a president-and the presidency -- Part II: Aftermath -- Chapter 10: "The last of the greatest" The two lives of Bat Masterson -- Chapter 11: "The bloke from Arizona" Wyatt goes Hollywood -- Chapter 12: "The women who weep" Two widows and a Calamity -- Chapter 13: "Is that you, Buck?" Old outlaws and a "dirty little coward -- Chapter 14: "Cody...you have fetched 'em!" The world meets the Wild West -- Chapter 15: Keepers of the Flame -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824582903321 |
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Ashland : , : Bancroft Press, , 2022 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Peacemakers : Arms and Adventure in the American West |
Autore | Wilson Robert L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 pages) |
Disciplina | 978 |
Soggetto topico |
Americana
Weapons West (U.S.) |
ISBN | 1-5107-0925-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: Indians: Arms and the First Americans -- II: Trailblazers and Mountain Men -- III: The Army: An Evolving Arsenal -- IV: In Search of Glitter -- V: Gamblers, Madams, Gunfighters, and Outlaws -- VI: Peace Officers: Backing Up the Badge -- VII: Cowboys and Ranchers: "Shooting Irons" -- VIII: Sodbusters, Shopkeepers, and Wells Fargo -- IX: Hunters and Gentlemen-Sportsmen -- X: Wild West Showmen, and Women -- XI: Arming the Fictional West -- XII: On the Path of the Peacemakers -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments, Photographic Note and Owner Credits. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910165120303321 |
Wilson Robert L
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New York : , : Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated, , 2015 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Western places, American myths : how we think about the West / Gary J. Hausalden, editor |
Autore | HAUSLADEN, Gary |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reno : University of Nevada press, c. 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 343 p. : ill. [some col.], maps ; 25 cm |
Collana | Wilbur S. Sheppersons Seriesin History and Humanities |
Soggetto topico | West (U.S.) |
ISBN | 0-87417-531-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-990002707170203316 |
HAUSLADEN, Gary
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Reno : University of Nevada press, c. 2003 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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