Bibliograph

Shotguns and stagecoaches, the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west, John Boessenecker

Type

Label

Shotguns and stagecoaches, the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west, John Boessenecker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-618)

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shotguns and stagecoaches

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1057242392

Responsibility statement

John Boessenecker

Series statement

Thorndike Press Large Print Bill's bookshelf

Sub title

the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west

Summary

The phrase "riding shotgun" was no game to the men who guarded Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains in the Western frontier. Armed with sawed-off, double-barreled shotguns and an occasional revolver, these men guarded valuable cargo through lawless terrain--battling colorful thieves, vicious highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives. Wells Fargo always had courageous men to protect its treasure, and their bravery and ingenuity make this book a thrilling read

Table Of Contents

Part one: The Gold Rush era. Well Fargo's pioneer messenger: Pilsbury "Chips" Hodgkins ; The first Wells Fargo detective: Henry Johnson ; From first stage driver to shotgun messenger: Henry C. Ward ; Twelve-gauge justice: Daniel C. Gay -- Part two: The stage robbery era. From Pony Express to Wells Fargo: "Shotgun Jimmy" Brown ; The rifleman: Steve Venard ; A shotgun messenger in old Montana: John X. Beidler ; "Honest, faithful & Brave": Eugene Blair ; Chief Special Officer: James B. Hume ; Riverman, expressman: Andy Hall ; The man who captured Black Bart: Harry N. Morse ; True grit: Mike Tovey ; Vigilante vengeance: Buck Montgomery ; Double-barreled death: Billy Hendricks -- Part three: The train robbery era. "I ain't afraid of any man": Aaron Y. Ross ; Train robbers' nemesis: John N. Thacker ; "Die, damn you!": J. Ernest Smith ; Shotguns and dynamite: Charles F. Charles ; "Send a coffin and a doctor": Jeff Milton ; Fighting wages: David Trousdale -- Epilogue: A legacy squandered

Classification