Ten Deadly Texans

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Ten Deadly Texans

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Author : Dan Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2012-11-05

Ten Deadly Texans written by Dan Anderson and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-05 with History categories.

A lighthearted history of ten of Texas’s most notorious outlaws, including Clyde Barrow and a bank robber dressed as Santa Claus. The Wild Westerners were a tough breed. They started young and tended to die young, grow wilder, or fizzle into oblivion. Those outlaws that had the most feuds, gunfights, and robberies within the state lines are profiled here along with their associates, enemies, and accomplices. A rough chronological order of events spanning from pre-Civil War to 1935 tracks significant people and events. With so few lawmen available to police the state, troublesome youths quickly developed into heinous individuals. John Wesley Hardin killed a fellow classmate in a one-room schoolhouse, and eight-year-old James Miller was arrested for murdering his own grandparents. Beginnings and endings for each individual varied. While Sam Bass and Bonnie Parker were cut down in their twenties, Dock Newton didn’t rob his last train until age seventy-seven. Other members of the Barrow Gang lived into their fifties and sixties after transforming themselves from dangerous criminals to ordinary citizens. Texans are often described as being larger than life. Their lives were legendary, their demeanor solid, their illegal activities dramatic and varied from beginning to end. The same lighthearted take on Western history that permeated Dan Anderson and Laurence J. Yadon’s previous works resonates in their latest popular history. True stories, tall tales, and numerous anecdotes comprise this book of ten of the deadliest outlaws to cross the Texas line. Praise for Ten Deadly Texans “Picking the top ten of virtually anything is difficult if not impossible, but [Yadon and Anderson] have presented a strong argument that this grouping belongs at the top of any list of deadly fighters. In their own way, each one chose a deadly path filled with violence, bloodshed, high drama, and excitement.” —Chuck Parsons, author of John B. Armstrong: Texas Ranger and Pioneer Ranchman “A well-researched and highly readable account of the Lone Star State's meanest men and women.” —Mike Cox, author of The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821–1900 “Yadon and Anderson have done their homework to separate the truth from the legend, because not only are they good historians, they know that the real story is quite often better than the legend. Ten Deadly Texans takes you from the Civil War to the Great Depression, from cow ponies and six-guns to Ford V-8s and automatic weapons, through the real lives of some of Texas’s most notorious sons.” —James R. Knight, author of Bonnie and Clyde: A Twenty-First-Century Update

Dead Right

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Author : C. R. Caldwell
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010

Dead Right written by C. R. Caldwell and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Frontier and pioneer life categories.

Outlaws With Badges

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Author : Laurence J. Yadon
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01-29

Outlaws With Badges written by Laurence J. Yadon and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-29 with True Crime categories.

In the Old West, upright lawmen were scarce. Often, the men who were bound to keep the peace were just as corrupt as the men they pursued. These dishonest deputies chose their professions based on convenience rather than conviction, and the most revered were often the wiliest. These men held grudges, ruled with violence, and instilled fear in all who crossed their paths. Offered here is an untainted perspective of these outlaws that discerns fact from myth. Legends such as Wyatt Earp and renegade lawman Dirty Dave Rudabaugh are presented as real men with quirks and weaknesses. The authors deconstruct not only the Dalton's last stand in Coffeyville, Kansas, and the gunfight at the OK Corral-among other famous heists-but also the triumphs and flaws of their organizers. The Old West's former outlaws turned good, former lawmen gone bad, and honorable citizens who moonlighted as robbers and rustlers are presented in these pages. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Laurence J. Yadon is an attorney, mediator, and arbitrator who presents on various legal subjects, Oklahoma history, and crime history. He has assisted the Department of Justice in litigation matters before his local United States district court and has successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court. He is the co-author of Pelican's 100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters, and Lawmen: 1839-1939; 200 Texas Outlaws and Lawmen: 1835-1935; Ten Deadly Texans; Old West Swindlers; and Arizona Gunfighters. Yadon resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Robert Barr Smith is a History Channel commentator and the author of more than thirty articles and five books on the American Old West. He has edited several titles, including Pelican's 100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters, and Lawmen: 1839-1939; 200 Texas Outlaws and Lawmen: 1835-1935; Ten Deadly Texans; and Arizona Gunfighters, and he co-authored Old West Swindlers, also published by Pelican. A retired colonel, Smith served more than twenty years in the Judge Advocate General's Corps and earned the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit while serving in the United States Army. He is a former deputy attorney general of California and a retired professor of the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma. Dirty Dave Rudabaugh � Hoodoo Brown and Company � Henry Newtown Brown � John Larn � Bob and Grat Dalton � Wyatt Earp � King Fisher � Ben Thompson � Henry Plummer � Joseph Alfred Slade � Doc Middleton � Frank M. Canton

A Complete History Of Texas For Schools Colleges And General Use

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Author : Dudley G. Wooten
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1899

A Complete History Of Texas For Schools Colleges And General Use written by Dudley G. Wooten and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1899 with Texas categories.

History Of The North Mexican States And Texas History Of The North Mexican States And Texas 1801 1889

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Author : Hubert Howe Bancroft
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889

History Of The North Mexican States And Texas History Of The North Mexican States And Texas 1801 1889 written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) categories.

History Of The North Mexican States And Texas 1886 89

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Author : Hubert Howe Bancroft
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889

History Of The North Mexican States And Texas 1886 89 written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with British Columbia categories.

A New History Of Texas For Schools

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Author : Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1900

A New History Of Texas For Schools written by Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with Texas categories.

Life And Adventures Of Ben Thompson The Famous Texan

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Author : William Martin Walton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884

Life And Adventures Of Ben Thompson The Famous Texan written by William Martin Walton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with categories.

A Pictorial History Of Texas

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Author : Homer S. Thrall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879

A Pictorial History Of Texas written by Homer S. Thrall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Texas categories.

A Pictorial History Of Texas From The Earliest Visits Of European Adventurers To A D 1885

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Author : Homer S. Thrall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885

A Pictorial History Of Texas From The Earliest Visits Of European Adventurers To A D 1885 written by Homer S. Thrall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Texas categories.