The Ben Lilly Legend
Title | The Ben Lilly Legend PDF eBook |
Author | J. Frank Dobie |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780292707283 |
The Ben Lilly Legend brings back to life a great American hunter—the greatest bear hunter in history after Davy Crockett, by his own account and also by the record. Here are all the stories Ben Lilly told and a great many more Frank Dobie heard about him, put together in a fresh and fascinating contribution to American folklore.
Ben Lilly's Tales of Bears, Lions and Hounds
Title | Ben Lilly's Tales of Bears, Lions and Hounds PDF eBook |
Author | Ben Lilly |
Publisher | |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Hunting |
ISBN | 9780944383483 |
Ben Lilly left behind enough writings to fill a book ? and this is it! It includes Ben?s hunting diaries, his chapters on bears and lions, magazine articles, an interview, and personal letters. Plus over 30 photos of Ben Lilly, many never before published. Known as ?the last of the mountain men,? Ben grew to legendary status in both the Old South and in the Great Southwest. With careful, well researched annotations by editor Neil Carmony, Ben Lilly?s Tales does much to separate the truth of Ben Lilly the man and hunter from the Lilly legend. This book will be primary source material for anyone interested in one of the great characters of Southern history, Western history, and the history of those hunters who have followed big game with hounds.
Ben Lilly legend
Title | Ben Lilly legend PDF eBook |
Author | J. Frank Dobie |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Meet Mr. Grizzly
Title | Meet Mr. Grizzly PDF eBook |
Author | Montague Stevens |
Publisher | Pickle Partners Publishing |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 2019-11-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1839740167 |
Meet Mr. Grizzly, first published in 1943, is the memoir of Montague Stevens – a Cambridge-educated Englishman who was a cattle-rancher in New Mexico, and who had a passion for hunting grizzly bears (with the help of his hunting dogs). The book chronicles some of his many adventures of hunting, dog- and horse-training, and on the natural history of the region. Included are 15 pages of illustrations.
The Ben Lilly Legend
Title | The Ben Lilly Legend PDF eBook |
Author | James Frank Dobie |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Bears |
ISBN |
Ben Lilly's Tales of Bear, Lions and Hounds
Title | Ben Lilly's Tales of Bear, Lions and Hounds PDF eBook |
Author | Neil B. Carmony |
Publisher | High Lonesome Books |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2017-05-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780944383841 |
Ben Lilly left behind enough writings to fill a book - and this is it! It includes Ben's hunting diaries, his chapters on bears and lions, magazine articles, an interview, and personal letters. Plus over 30 photos of Ben Lilly, many never before published. Known as "the last of the mountain men," Ben grew to legendary status in both the Old South and in the Great Southwest. With careful, well researched annotations by editor Neil Carmony, "Ben Lilly's Tales" does much to separate the truth of Ben Lilly the man and hunter from the Lilly legend. This book will be primary source material for anyone interested in one of the great characters of Southern history, Western history, and the history of those hunters who have followed big game with hounds.
Chill Factor
Title | Chill Factor PDF eBook |
Author | Sandra Brown |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 419 |
Release | 2008-06-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1416593527 |
Magazine editor Lilly Martin, packing up the vacation cabin she and her ex-husband owned in Cleary, North Carolina, where he now works as chief of police, becomes trapped in a snowstorm with Ben Tierney, who she struck with her car while trying to drive down the mountain, and the situation becomes critical when she uncovers evidence that Tierney may be the serial killer who has been operating in the area for over two years.