History
Legends of the West: Deadwood, South Dakota
Profiles famous figures like Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen. "On Wednesday about 3 o'clock the report stated that J.B. Hickok (Wild Bill) was killed. On repairing to the hall of Nuttall and Mann, it was...
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Legends of the West: Dodge City, Kansas
*Includes pictures of Dodge City and important people and places.*Profiles Dodge City's most famous residents, including Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp.*Highlights the history of Dodge City, as well as its forms of entertainment.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table...
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Legends of the West: Forgotten Sidekicks of the Wild West
*Includes pictures*Profiles the forgotten sidekicks of icons like Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Billy the Kid*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsSpace may be the final frontier, but no frontier has ever captured the...
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Legends of the West: The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
"The 26th of October, 1881, will always be marked as one of the crimson days in the annals of Tombstone, a day when blood flowed as water, and human life was held as a shuttle cock, a day to be...
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Legends of the West: The History of the James-Younger Gang
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the gang's most famous robberies written by Cole Younger *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Space may be the final frontier, but no frontier has ever captured...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of Bat Masterson
Though he is no longer as well remembered as he once was, one of the most famous and notorious lawmen of the Wild West was Bat Masterson, who drifted around Dodge City and other parts of the West and was...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of Buffalo Bill Cody
"The West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles, and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind." (Buffalo Bill Cody) Space may be the final frontier, but no frontier has ever...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of Doc Holliday
*Includes pictures of Doc Holliday and important people and places in his life.*Includes a detailed description of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral and the Earp Vendetta Ride.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents"Doc was a dentist,...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of John Wesley Hardin
*Includes pictures.*Includes quotes from Hardin's autobiography about his life and notorious events.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“I never killed anyone who didn’t need killing." – John Wesley HardinSpace may be the final frontier, but no frontier...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of Wild Bill Hickok
Discusses Wild Bill's most famous shootouts and his murder, explaining what's fact and what's legend. Includes a bibliography for further reading. "Wild Bill was a strange character. Add to this figure a costume blending the immaculate neatness of the dandy...
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Legends of the West: The Life and Legacy of Wyatt Earp
*Includes 30 pictures of Wyatt Earp and important people, places, and events in his life.*Explains the background surrounding the Gunfight at the OK Corral and a detailed description of how the fight went down.*Discusses lesser known facts about Earp's life,...
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Legends of the West: Tombstone, Arizona
"The 26th of October, 1881, will always be marked as one of the crimson days in the annals of Tombstone, a day when blood flowed as water, and human life was held as a shuttle cock, a day to be...
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Legends of the West: Virgil Earp and Morgan Earp
Includes pictures of important people and places.Explains the origins of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the controversial details that continue to be debated today.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.“The 26th of October, 1881, will always be marked as...
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Leonor de Aquitania: La vida y legado de la más famosa reina de la Europa medieval
Junto a la efigie de la tumba del rey Enrique II en la abadía Fontevraud en Francia yace un curioso féretro cincelado en la forma de una joven mujer en reposo. La otrora vibrante pintura de la efigie se está...
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Leopold and Loeb: The History and Legacy of One of 20th Century America's Most Notorious Crimes and Trials
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the crime and trial, including the confessions*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"A superman ... is, on account of certain superior qualities inherent in him, exempted from the ordinary laws...
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Let Us Die Like Men: The Lives and Legacies of George H. Thomas and John Bell Hood
*Includes pictures of Hood, Thomas, and important people, places, and events.*Includes maps of major battles they fought in.*Includes quotes from Hood's memoir describing his fighting in major battles like Antietam and Gettysburg.*Discusses the relationship between Thomas and Hood."[Ulysses S. Grant...
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Life Aboard the RMS Titanic: The Maiden Voyage Before the Sinking of the World's Most Famous Ship
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts by passengers describing what life on the Titanic was like*Includes a bibliography for further reading “Titanic started a voyage through history when it sailed away. One century later, there is still no port at sight.” - Marina...
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Light-Horse Harry Lee and Robert E. Lee: The Lives and Military Careers of the Revolutionary War Hero and His More Famous Son
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe proud Virginian entered the war in uncertain times, and there were understandable doubts about how well he could lead soldiers, but through a combination of skill and luck, he...
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Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Life of the Revolutionary War General and Father of Robert E. Lee
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading“The rank of men, as established by the concurrent judgement of ages stands thus: heroes, legislators, orators, and poets. The most useful and, in my opinion, the most honourable is the legislator,...
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Little Phil: The Life and Career of General Philip Sheridan
"A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, and such long arms that if his ankles itch he can scratch them without stooping." (Abraham Lincoln describing Phil Sheridan) In the most...
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