TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boessenecker,John
TI  - Shotguns and stagecoaches: the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west 
T2  - Thorndike Press Large Print Bill's bookshelf
SN  - 9781432857509
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Farmington Hills, Mich
PB  - Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
KW  - Wells, Fargo & Company
KW  - Employees
KW  - Biography
KW  - Stagecoaches
KW  - West (U.S.)
KW  - History
KW  - Coaching (Transportation)
KW  - Stagecoach robberies
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Large type books
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Unabridged; Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-618); 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
N2  - "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." --
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