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Kansas Charley - The Boy Murderer -  By Joan Jacobs Brumberg - Most Americans regard “kids who kill” as a bane of modern society, but the tragic tale of “Kansas Charley” reminds us that it is a long-standing issue. Charles Miller was a fifteen-year-old killer who was hanged in 1892 for the murders of two young men. Kansas Charley vividly brings to life a thought-provoking chapter in American history and in the history of the juvenile justice system, shedding light on our contemporary predicament and encouraging us to think about what it means to continue to uphold the juvenile death penalty in the twenty-first century. New, softback.

Dodge City - Queen of Cowtowns, by Stanley Vestal - In Dodge City a man might break all ten commandments in one night, die with his boots on, and be buried on Boot Hill in the morning. In the 1870s and 1880s the town was known as the wickedest in the American West. But gunmen, horse thieves, and desperadoes of every sort finally lost their bloody battle with vigilantes, troopers, railroad men, and heroic peace officers. Dodge City was as remarkable for the lawmen--Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Bill Tilgham--as for the killers they finally tamed. Softback.

Outlaw Tales of Washington by Elizabeth Gibson - Outlaw Lawrence Kelly smuggled everything from illegal immigrants to opium. Della Totten and Hannah Beebe attacked a trespassing neighbor with an ax and rifle. George Young was the ringleader of a gang of cattle rustlers. Bill Miner was the mastermind behind a series of train robberies. All of these unsavory characters called the Evergreen State home at some point in their lives. Because of its location--bordering Canada and the Pacific Ocean--Washington has attracted its share of no-good varmints and others living outside the law. Yet many of the outrageous stories from Washington's past are not widely known. Now Outlaw Tales of Washington uncovers historically accurate tales of some of the state's shadiest characters and most notorious crimes. Read all about them in this entertaining and absorbing collection. Softback.

Best Little Stories From the Wild West, by C. Brian Kelly - For the Wild West, the nineteenth century was a time of exploration, excitement, and expansion.  beginning with the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1803 and concluding with the san Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a great historical drama unfolded on the American frontier.  Just a few of the stories included are:  The forgotten expedition that Thomas Jefferson commissioned after dispatching Lewis and Clark, One naked mountain man's run for his life, The mystery of who killed George Armstrong Custer, What one little-known lawman accomplished in Abilene, and more!!  Dozens of tales. Softback.

Kit Carson Days, 1809-1868: Adventures in the Path of Empire, Volume I,  by Edwin L. Sabin

Volume One of Kit Carson Days shows Carson running away from his Missouri home at age fifteen in 1826. He joins a caravan headed toward Santa Fe and in the coming years shuttles between poverty and prosperity as a wrangler, teamster, and trapper. He lives all over the unplotted West, helping to open trails, harvesting fur, befriending mountain men, and fighting and trading with Indians. Carson's reputation grows after John C. Fremont engages him as guide in 1842. He proves indispensable to the Pathfinder in three expeditions and plays a part in the Bear Flag Rebellion. The first volume is an encyclopedia of activity in the West during the first part of the nineteenth century, bringing into play such figures as Ewing Young, William Ashley, Jim Bridger, Jedediah Smith, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Hugh Glass, John Colter, William Sublette, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, William Bent, Stephen Kearny, President James K. Polk, John Sutter, and Nathaniel Wyeth. This revised edition includes vivid chapters on the mountain man, his character, habits, clothing, and equipment. Softback.

Kit Carson Days, 1809-1868: Adventures in the Path of Empire, Volume II,  by Edwin L. Sabin

Volume Two of Kit Carson Days begins with Carson carrying the news of the conquest of California across the country to Washinton, D.C., stopping en route to see his wife in Taos, New Mexico. The older Carson consolidates his fame as a courier, scout, soldier, and Indian agent. Americans, avid for newfound gold, turn to him as an authority on trail lore, and the government recognizes his usefulness in dealing with "the Indian problem." Carson is seen against the larger background of incessant warfare in the Southwest after midcentury. He fights the Kiowas at Adobe Walls, chases the Apaches, and forces the Navajos into the Bosque Redondo. He fights in the Civil War and retires at fifty-eight--but dies two years later in 1868. Softback.

Outhouses of the West -- by Sherman Hines - Today most people view the outhouse with a mixture of horror, amusement, nostalgia and awe. Yet outhouses were used all over the country not that long ago. In some remote areas, they're still used -- with the same mixed emotions. Here and there these useful little buildings are still treasured and preserved. Most outhouses, though, are slowly being reclaimed by the earth through the effects of neglect, weather and gravity.
Fortunately, before the last of their kind succumbed to the effects of wind, rain and indoor plumbing, Sherman Hines captured them on film. "Outhouses of the West" contains some of the most unusual and fascinating images from his extensive collection. A little known but vital part of our history is preserved forever in this book, and described and memorialized by Silver Donald Cameron's wry and witty text. Hardback.

Beyond the Frontier - Exploring the Indian Country, by Stan Hoig

In Beyond the Frontier, Stan Hoig chronicles early explorations of Oklahoma . Focusing on expeditions during the first part of the nineteenth century, Hoig provides a useful history of the region during the period of its first discovery by the outside world. After describing what we know of Native life before the arrival of Europeans, Hoig recounts in vivid detail each successive intrusion, drawing on a wide variety of sources - diaries, memoirs, letters, and official documents - to bring these experiences to life. Writing of individuals famous and forgotten who braved an unknown world and provided lasting records of the land and its peoples, Hoig includes details of Indian and frontier life often overlooked in scholarly studies. Further enhancing the narrative is an ample selection of illustrations, including photographs drawings, and detailed maps showing exploration routes.A supplement to broader histories, Beyond the Frontier is written in a straightforward, engaging style accessible to all interested readers. The first book to synthesize accounts of explorations within the region, Hoig's narrative offers valuable insight into Oklahoma's - and western America's - colorful past. Hardback.

Stampede to Timberline - The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado  by Muriel Wolle - This rare book was written in 1949 and explores over 200 ghost towns and mining communities that the author personally visited in Colorado. As she writes of these old settlements, she also sketches her surroundings, the buildings and the scenery of the area.  The sketches, as well as her vivid descriptions are included in this hardcover 545 page book. Hardback.

The Legend of Baby Doe Tabor, by John Burke

Baby Doe was called the Silver Queen of Colorado by journalists and "that shameless hussy" by the proper wives of the men who eyed her.  This is the book that the people who work at the Matchless Mine say "is the real truth about Baby Doe." Softback.

Silver Dollar, The Story of the Tabors by David Karsner

This vintage hardcover book was first published when Baby Doe was still alive in 1932.  Mr. Karsner met the famous lady when she was 67.  He tells the tale of the Tabors, from Horace and Augusta's start in Maine, their scandalous divorce and his marriage to Baby Doe, the rise and fall of the millionaire, details of Horace and Baby Doe's promiscuous daughter -- "Silver Dollar", and finally, to Baby Doe's last days at the cabin at the Matchless Mine. This 386 page hard cover book enlightens the reader with the thoughts and writings of the author in the 1930's. Hardback.

Silver Queen, the Fabulous Story of Baby Doe Tabor, by Caroline Bancroft
This collectible is Baby Doe's own story, as she tells it through the eyes of the writer, provides details about the Tabor history, their feelings, and intricate details of their life.  This great book was written in 1950 by Caroline Bancroft, who actually had the opportunity to meet Baby Doe.  In her quest for information, the writer interviewed family members, Denver and Leadville locals, and Baby Doe's last "best friend." This is a small book -- 80 pages, but filled with information that no other books provides.  Copy write, 1950, the book is a 13th edition, printed in 1975 of this popular book. Softback.

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