Shotguns and stagecoaches : the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west /
Boessenecker, John, 1953-
Shotguns and stagecoaches : the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west / Brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west John Boessenecker. - Large print edition. - 621 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm. - - Thorndike Press Large Print Bill's bookshelf . - Thorndike Press large print Bill's bookshelf. .
Unabridged.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-618).
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 -- 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 -- "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. Part one: The Gold Rush era. Part two: The stage robbery era. Part three: The train robbery era.
"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." --
9781432857509 1432857509
Thorndike Pr, C/O Gale Group Po Box 9187, Farmington Hills, MI, USA, 48331-3535, (248)6994253 SAN 213-4373
2018045048
Wells, Fargo & Company--Employees--Biography.
Stagecoaches--History.--West (U.S.)
Coaching (Transportation)--History.--West (U.S.)
Stagecoach robberies--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.
West (U.S.)--Biography.
Large type books.
Biographies.
Shotguns and stagecoaches : the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west / Brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west John Boessenecker. - Large print edition. - 621 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm. - - Thorndike Press Large Print Bill's bookshelf . - Thorndike Press large print Bill's bookshelf. .
Unabridged.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-618).
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 -- 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 -- "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. Part one: The Gold Rush era. Part two: The stage robbery era. Part three: The train robbery era.
"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." --
9781432857509 1432857509
Thorndike Pr, C/O Gale Group Po Box 9187, Farmington Hills, MI, USA, 48331-3535, (248)6994253 SAN 213-4373
2018045048
Wells, Fargo & Company--Employees--Biography.
Stagecoaches--History.--West (U.S.)
Coaching (Transportation)--History.--West (U.S.)
Stagecoach robberies--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.
West (U.S.)--Biography.
Large type books.
Biographies.