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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Boessenecker, John, 1953- author.     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Boessenecker, John, 1953- author.       by title:      Shotguns and stageco...         MARC Display

Shotguns and stagecoaches : the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West / John Boessenecker. by 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. Requests:  0 Summary:  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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Status   Hanapepe Public Library Adult Nonfiction 388.34109 Bo biography Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 388.34109 Bo   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mountain View P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 388.34109 Bo   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Thelma Parker Memorial P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 388.34109 Bo   Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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