Man-hunters of the Old West: Henry "Harry" Love. Thomas Tate "Tom" Tobin. Granville Stuart. Henry Nicholson "Harry" Morse. Bass Reeves. Patrick Floyd Jarvis " Pat" Garrett. John Reynolds Hughes. James Franklin "Frank" Norfleet
Title | Man-hunters of the Old West: Henry "Harry" Love. Thomas Tate "Tom" Tobin. Granville Stuart. Henry Nicholson "Harry" Morse. Bass Reeves. Patrick Floyd Jarvis " Pat" Garrett. John Reynolds Hughes. James Franklin "Frank" Norfleet PDF eBook |
Author | Robert K. DeArment |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Bounty hunters |
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Settlers in the frontier West were often easy prey for criminals. Policing efforts were scattered at best and often amounted to vigilante retaliation. To create a semblance of order, freelance enforcers of the law known as man-hunters undertook the search for fugitives. These pursuers have often been portrayed as ruthless bounty hunters, no better than the felons they pursued. Robert K. DeArment's detailed account of their careers redeems their reputations and reveals the truth behind their fascinating legends.
Man-Hunters of the Old West, Volume 2
Title | Man-Hunters of the Old West, Volume 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Robert K. DeArment |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 429 |
Release | 2018-02-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0806160608 |
Until the early twentieth century, life in the American West could be rough and sometimes vicious. Those who brought thieves and murderers to justice at times had to employ tactics as ruthless as their prey. In this follow-up to his first collection of biographies of the West’s most recognized man-hunters, noted western historian Robert K. DeArment recounts the remarkable careers of eight men—Pat Garrett, John Hughes, Harry Love, Harry Morse, Frank Norfleet, Bass Reeves, Granville Stuart, and Tom Tobin—who pursued notorious criminals. Volume 2 of Man-Hunters of the Old West shows that limited resources and dire conditions often made extralegal violence necessary for survival. Harry Love, the famous killer of California bandito Joaquin Murrieta, and Tom Tobin, who ended the murders of the Espinosa gang in Colorado, tracked their quarries to remote hideouts, shot them, and cut off their heads to prove they had been eliminated. Felon trackers, like the vigilante organizations that preceded them, on occasion administered summary justice—the on-the-spot hanging of their captured prey—especially if they believed the established court system was not working. Some of the man-hunters in DeArment’s accounts were freelance scouts and trackers; others were career officers of the law. At least one, Frank Norfleet, was a private citizen turned dedicated nemesis of con artists. Love, Stuart, and Morse began life as easterners who made their way West. All the others were midwesterners or far westerners. Some of these man-hunters wrote about their adventures, and were written about in turn. Garrett’s account of his hunt for Billy the Kid remains a best seller, for example, and both Reeves and Hughes have been credited for inspiring the Lone Ranger of TV and movie fame. DeArment discusses constant threats to the man-hunters’ survival, the federal government’s undependable presence, and extralegal violence as major themes in western law enforcement. In recounting these eight men’s adventures, this volume reveals the forces that made brutality seem commonplace.
Man-hunters of the Old West
Title | Man-hunters of the Old West PDF eBook |
Author | Robert K. DeArment |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Bounty hunters |
ISBN | 0806160616 |
Noted western historian Robert K. DeArment recounts the remarkable careers of eight men--Pat Garrett, John Hughes, Harry Love, Harry Morse, Frank Norfleet, Bass Reeves, Granville Stuart, and Tom Tobin--who pursued notorious criminals.
Guide to United States Naval Administrative Histories of World War II
Title | Guide to United States Naval Administrative Histories of World War II PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of the Navy. Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
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The Union Regiments of Kentucky
Title | The Union Regiments of Kentucky PDF eBook |
Author | Union soldiers and sailors monument association, Louisville, Ky |
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Pages | 754 |
Release | 1897 |
Genre | Kentucky |
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Title | National American Kennel Club Stud Book PDF eBook |
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Pages | 462 |
Release | 1891 |
Genre | Dogs |
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Title | Official Register of the United States PDF eBook |
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Pages | 526 |
Release | 1839 |
Genre | United States |
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