
Spurred West
Rogues, Treasure Seekers, Bounty Hunters, and Colorful Characters Past and Present
- 226 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Spurred West
Rogues, Treasure Seekers, Bounty Hunters, and Colorful Characters Past and Present
About this book
"I can't imagine a better guide to the Old West and the contemporary Wild West than Ian Neligh. This book is a hoot." āC.J. Box, #1 New York Times Best Selling Author of LONG RANGE
A collection of true stories revealing the spellbinding world of the Old West's greatest and most infamous characters past and present, including bullfighters, treasure seekers, bounty hunters, detectives, gunslingers, rustlers, even the legendary showman Buffalo Bill Cody, and many more.
Just how wild was the "Wild West"āand what's left of it? A time of legend, adventure, and unspeakable tragedy, America's Western frontier in the latter half of the nineteenth century helped forge the United States into the country it would become and left an enduring legacy for its people. By the author of Gold! Madness, Murder, and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies, Spurred West reveals the unusual history behind Colorado's birth and the cultural formation of the Wild West of the Rocky Mountains.
Written with historical accuracy and research in a compelling, gripping voice, this book examines Colorado's state heritage while telling colorful stories of historic and modern-day figures, from the bondsmen and gunslingers of old to the buffalo wranglers today. Discover the incredible stories of America's Wild West and the lasting spirit it has emboldened to carry in Colorado still to this day.
Includes stories based in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming and of interest to anyone who loves the West.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Forging the Wild West
- Chapter 2: The Bullfighter
- Chapter 3: Shootists of the Old (and New) West
- Chapter 4: The March Powwow
- Chapter 5: Cattle, Blood, and Thunder
- Chapter 6: The Man Hunter
- Chapter 7: The Tale of Two Bounty Hunters
- Chapter 8: Weather, the āIrresistible Violenceā
- Chapter 9: U.S. Marshals and Frontier Justice
- Chapter 10: The Greatest Lawman of the West
- Chapter 11: The Last Gunfight
- Chapter 12: Guns of the West
- Chapter 13: Call of the Wolves
- Chapter 14: Bare-Knuckle Boxing
- Chapter 15: Reenacting the West
- Chapter 16: The Treasure Hunters
- Chapter 17: Buffalo Billās Body
- Epilogue
- Bibliography