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Shotguns and stagecoaches : the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West / John Boessenecker.

Boessenecker, John, 1953- (author.).

Summary:

Collects the true tales of the employees who guarded Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains in the ninteenth century West, detailing stories of thieves, highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives.

Record details

ISBN: 9781250184887
ISBN: 1250184886
Physical Description: xix, 348 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-332) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part one. Gold Rush era -- Wells Fargo's pioneer messenger: Pilsbury "Chips" Hodgkins -- First Wells Fargo detective: Henry Johnson -- From first stage driver to shotgun messenger: Henry C. Ward -- Twelve-gauge justice: Daniel C. Gay -- Part two. Stage robbery era -- From Pony Express to Wells Fargo: "Shotgun Jimmy" Brown -- 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 -- Man who captured Black Bart: Harry N. Morse -- True grit: Mike Tovey -- Vigilante vengeance: Buck Montgomery -- Double-barreled death: Billy Hendricks -- Part three. 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.