Shotguns and Stagecoaches
The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West
Farmington Hills, Mich : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.
Format: Large Print
Edition: Large print edition.
Description: 621 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
The phrase "riding shotgun" was no game to the men who guarded Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains in the Western frontier. Armed with sawed-off, double-barreled shotguns and an occasional revolver, these men guarded valuable cargo through lawless terrain--battling colorful thieves, vicious highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives. Wells Fargo always had courageous men to protect its treasure, and their bravery and ingenuity make this book a thrilling read.
Series: Thorndike Press large print Bill's bookshelf.
Contents:
Part one: The Gold Rush era. Well 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 two: 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 three: 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.
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.
Large type books.
West (U.S.) -- Biography.
West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Wells, Fargo & Company -- Employees -- Biography.
Stagecoaches -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Coaching (Transportation) -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Stagecoach robberies -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
Large type books.
West (U.S.) -- Biography.
West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781432857509
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LP HISTORY Boe | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Large Print Nonfiction | In |
Unabridged.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-618).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-618).