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A Lone Star cowboy A Lone Star cowboy Charles A. Siringo A supplement to Siringo's first book, "A Texas Cowboy". Published thirty-four years later, it expands on and clarifies many things in the first book, as well as adding much new material (both during… OL116054W
Brimstone Brimstone Robert B. Parker New York Timesbestselling author Robert B. Parker takes aim at the Old West with this brilliantly crafted follow-up to Resolution and Appaloosa, again featuring guns-for-hire Virgil Cole and Everett … OL14860079W
The lawmen The lawmen James D. Horan "Accounts by eyewitnesses and the lawmen themselves. With 300 authentic documents and illustrations"--Cover. Includes material on William H. Wallace, the district attorney who proscecuted Frank Jame… OL15412159W
Bat Masterson Bat Masterson Carl R. Green Chronicles the life of the Western lawman Bat Masterson, who later became a New York sports writer. OL15852806W
Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp Carl R. Green Chronicles the life of the Western lawman Wyatt Earp. OL15853368W
Quick-draw gunfighters Quick-draw gunfighters Jeff Savage "Examines gunfighters in the Wild West, including the typical traits and tools of gunfighters, infamous outlaws, gangs, important lawmen, and how the gun often ruled the Wild West"--Provided by publi… OL16014833W
The gunfighter The gunfighter Robert J. Conley The day the meanest gunfighter in the West rode into the town of Asininity, Marshall Barjack's life became more interesting. OL1889763W
The Warriors (A Parson and Gold Novel) The Warriors (A Parson and Gold Novel) Tom Young ..Cracking good read!!..not only fast paced and realistic..without "unkillable" heroes..but historical informative regarding the political atmosphere at the time.I learnt a great deal about the war a… OL19330056W
Murder in Tombstone Murder in Tombstone Steven Lubet The gunfight at the OK Corral occupies a unique place in American history. Although the event itself lasted less than a minute, it became the basis for countless stories about the Wild West. At the t… OL1938568W
Epitaph Epitaph Mary Doria Russell A sequel to Doc is based on the true events of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Wyatt Earp's survival against a backdrop of volatile politics in 1881 America. OL19995253W
Home by morning Home by morning Kaki Warner Consumed by her cause to help ex-slaves prepare for freedom, Prudence Lincoln must decide whether or not she is willing to give up everything for former Cheyenne warrior Thomas Redstone after he decl… OL20005594W
The history of the U. S. marshals The history of the U. S. marshals Robin Langley Sommer Through informative text and more than 120 photographs, this history of the U.S. marshals chronicles their role in shaping America from the War for Independence to the present day. OL2232645W
Cold Creek justice Cold Creek justice R. Orin Vaughn The story of a young Lawman's growth under a seasoned mentor in the town of Cold Creek, Arizona Territory. Murder, Revenge and Wild West Justice are the issues to be dealt with by Marshal Cross and h… OL26173296W
Jess and the stinky cowboys Jess and the stinky cowboys Janice Lee Smith When a band of stinky cowboys comes to town while the sheriff is away and refuses to bathe, young Deputy Jess and and her aunt, Deputy Gussy, must find a way to enforce the No-Stink law. OL2712718W
The Wild West The Wild West Allison Lassieur "Describes the people and events of the age of the Wild West in the year 1876. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of an outlaw, a lawman, and a fortune-seeker in … OL2750562W
Gunfighters of the American West Gunfighters of the American West Thomas Thrasher Discusses six famous and influential American gunfighters, including "Wild Bill" Hickok, Wyatt Earp, and William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney. OL33936W
Gunfighters Gunfighters Leonard Matthews Traces the lives of some of the Old West's most colorful lawmen and desperados, including Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and John Wesley Hardin. OL4463644W
Wild Bill Hickok Wild Bill Hickok Larissa Phillips,Tracie Egan Profiles the life and exploits of William Hickok, the legendary Western sharpshooter known as Wild Bill. OL5754235W
Border Dogs (Ranger (Signet)) Border Dogs (Ranger (Signet)) Ralph Cotton In the eyes of legendary Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack, the line between right and wrong is clearly drawn-until he has to hunt down a criminal whose motives may outweigh the letter of the law. Bank robb… OL5887640W
Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp Rob Staeger Relates events in the personal and professional life of a marshal with nerves of steel, Wyatt Earp, who was known as a peacemaker until the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. OL5954045W
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