Outlaw Tales: Legends, Myths, and Folklore from America's Middle BorderRichard Young, Judy Dockrey Young august house, 1992 - 224 páginas Presents a collection of folklore, tall tales, and myths surrounding such characters as Belle Starr, Frank and Jesse James, and Wild Bill Hickok |
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... death date was 1885 - probably due to middle age setting in and a loss of nerve , of eyesight , of hand control , and someone faster on the draw gunning them down , usually in a fair fight . Most of them were ex - Confederates . Many ...
... death date was 1885 - probably due to middle age setting in and a loss of nerve , of eyesight , of hand control , and someone faster on the draw gunning them down , usually in a fair fight . Most of them were ex - Confederates . Many ...
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... deaths , and descendants of outlaws . Some of the stories deal with lawmen and their descen- dants , but only because these brave officers had dealings with the outlaws . As every adult who as a kid in the ' 40s or ' 50s or early ' 60s ...
... deaths , and descendants of outlaws . Some of the stories deal with lawmen and their descen- dants , but only because these brave officers had dealings with the outlaws . As every adult who as a kid in the ' 40s or ' 50s or early ' 60s ...
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... death , when there was no reason for him to lie to protect her reputation ) and Pearl denied it in essence by using calling cards that read Pearl Reed while living in Fort Smith later in her life . ( These cards are preserved in an ...
... death , when there was no reason for him to lie to protect her reputation ) and Pearl denied it in essence by using calling cards that read Pearl Reed while living in Fort Smith later in her life . ( These cards are preserved in an ...
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... death , " if I ever get out , " and she meant it , too . In those days transportation was slow and tedious . Mar- shals , to make their trips , had to take wagon outfits and camping equipment , traveling overland picking up offenders of ...
... death , " if I ever get out , " and she meant it , too . In those days transportation was slow and tedious . Mar- shals , to make their trips , had to take wagon outfits and camping equipment , traveling overland picking up offenders of ...
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... death for she was under no indictment , and her biographers only know of one son , Ed Reed . The legend ( or even " outlaw urban legend " ) element appears in the brief sketch in the words " it was believed by many people " and in the ...
... death for she was under no indictment , and her biographers only know of one son , Ed Reed . The legend ( or even " outlaw urban legend " ) element appears in the brief sketch in the words " it was believed by many people " and in the ...
Contenido
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21 | |
45 | |
Saloons and Spittoons | 53 |
Under the Black Flag | 85 |
They Were Buried in Boot Hill | 97 |
They Were Hanged by the Neck | 105 |
The Hanging Judge | 113 |
Jesse and Frank | 133 |
Villains Vigilantes and Villa | 141 |
Red and Yellow Black and White | 159 |
The HoleintheWall | 169 |
The End of the Outlaw Era | 179 |
Family Folklore and Descendants Tales | 185 |
They Speak for Themselves | 195 |
Notes | 205 |
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Outlaw Tales: Legends, Myths, and Folklore from America's Middle Border Richard Young,Judy Dockrey Young Vista de fragmentos - 1992 |
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