Though born in Iowa, author Emerson Hough moved to rural New Mexico and practiced as a frontier lawyer there for many years. Along the way, he met some very interesting characters, including many of the Wild West's most infamous outlaws. This volume includes biographies and narrative sketches that detail the lives and misdeeds of some of the most notorious desperadoes.
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- THE STORY OF THE OUTLAW
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter I - The Desperado
- Chapter II - The Imitation Desperado
- Chapter III - The Land of the Desperado
- Chapter IV - The Early Outlaw
- Chapter V - The Vigilantes of California
- Chapter VI - The Outlaw of the Mountains
- Chapter VII - Henry Plummer
- Chapter VIII - Boone Helm
- Chapter IX - Death Scenes of Desperadoes
- Chapter X - Joseph A. Slade
- Chapter XI - The Desperado of the Plains
- Chapter XII - Wild Bill Hickok
- Chapter XIII - Frontier Wars
- Chapter XIV - The Lincoln County War
- Chapter XV - The Stevens County War
- Chapter XVI - Biographies of Bad Men
- Chapter XVII - The Fight of Buckshot Roberts
- Chapter XVIII - The Man Hunt
- Chapter XIX - Bad Men of Texas
- Chapter XX - Modern Bad Men
- Chapter XXI - Bad Men of the Indian Nations
- Chapter XXII - Desperadoes of the Cities
- Endnotes