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Boessenecker, John, 1953- author.
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Wells, Fargo & Company -- Employees -- Biography.
Stagecoaches -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Coaching (Transportation) -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Stagecoach robberies -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Shotguns and stagecoaches : the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West / John Boessenecker.
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Boessenecker, John, 1953- author.
New York : Thomas Dunne Books ; St. Martin's Press, 2018.
Subjects
Wells, Fargo & Company -- Employees -- Biography.
Stagecoaches -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Coaching (Transportation) -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Stagecoach robberies -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
West (U.S.) -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250184887 (hardcover) : dc $29.99
1250184886
Description:
xix, 348 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Part 1. The Gold Rush era -- Wells Fargo's pioneer messenger: Pilsbury "Chips" Hodgkins -- The first Wells Fargo detective: Henry Johnson -- From first stage driver to shotgun messenger: Henry C. Ward -- Twelve-gauge justice: Daniel C. Gay -- Part 2. The stage robbery era -- From Pony Express to Wells Fargo: "Shotgun Jimmy" Brown -- The rifleman: Steve Venard -- A shotgun messenger in old Montana: John X. Beidler -- "Honest, faithful & brave": Eugene Blair -- Chief Special Officer: James B. Hume -- Riverman, expressman: Andy Hall -- The man who captured Black Bart: Harry N. Morse -- True grit: Mike Tovey -- Vigilante vengeance: Buck Montgomery -- Double-barreled death: Billy Hendricks -- Part 3. The train robbery era -- "I ain't afraid of any man": Aaron Y. Ross -- Train robbers' nemesis: John N. Thacker -- "Die, damn you!": J. Ernest Smith -- Shotguns and dynamite: Charles F. Charles -- "Send a coffin and a doctor": Jeff Milton -- Fighting wages: David Trousdale -- Epilogue: A legacy squandered.
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Collects the true tales of the employees who guarded Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains in the ninteenth century West, detailing stories of thieves, highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives.
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Hanapepe Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
388.34109 Bo
biography
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Hawaii State Library
Business, Science & Technology
388.34109 Bo
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Mountain View P/S Library
Adult Nonfiction
388.34109 Bo
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Thelma Parker Memorial P/S Library
Adult Nonfiction
388.34109 Bo
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