Gold Camp Desperadoes: A Study of Violence, Crime, and Punishment on the Mining Frontier - Couverture souple

Mather, Ruth E.; Boswell, F. E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0806125217 ISBN 13 : 9780806125213

Editeur : University of Oklahoma Press, 1993

Synopsis

This compelling analysis of the robberies and murders that plagued the mining frontier during the 1850s and 1860s features the careers of twenty-one hardened criminals. In this first overall study of the desperado mystique that corrupted many energetic, capable young men on the frontier, R.E. Mather and F.E. Boswell disclose the values as well as the reckless, violent behavior of the dashing outlaws, whose careers often ended on a wilderness gallows. Their portrayal of the mystique of the desperado will appeal to readers interested in true crime and the Old West.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

R. E. Mather, a genealogist, holds bachelors and master's degrees from Brigham Young University.

F.E. Boswell, also a genealogist, holds the B.A. from Humboldt State University. They are well known for their books on the gold camps, outlaws, and vigilantism.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Oklahoma Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0806125217
• ISBN 13: 9780806125213
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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