Cowboys, Mountain Men, and Grizzly Bears : Fifty of the Grittiest Moments in the History of the Wild West EPUB
by Matthew P. Mayo
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From slaughters, shootouts, and massacres to maulings, lynchings, and natural disasters, Cowboys, Mountain Men, and Grizzly Bears cuts to the chase of what draws people to the history and literature of the Wild West. Matthew P. Mayo, noted author of Western novels, takes the fifty wildest episodes in the region's history and presents them in one action-packed volume. Set on the plains, mountains, and deserts of the West, and arranged chronologically, they capture all the mystique and allure of that special time and place in America's history.
Read about:
John Colter's harrowing escape from the Blackfeet
Hugh Glass's six-week crawl to civilization after a grizzly attack
Janette Riker's brutal winter in the Rockies
John Wesley Powell's treacherous run through the rapids of the Grand Canyon
The Earp Brothers' hot-tempered gun battle at Tombstone
General Custer's ill-advised final clash with the Sioux
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- Publisher:Globe Pequot
- Publication Date:06/01/2010
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- ISBN:9780762762118
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Globe Pequot
- Publication Date:06/01/2010
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- ISBN:9780762762118