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Black, Red, and Deadly
You may know the names of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, or Pat Garrett. But what about Buss Luckey, the Rufus Buck Gang, the Lighthorsemen, or Zeke Miller? Although whites dominate popular depictions of the lawless west, Black, Red and Deadly presents the sagas of African-American and American Indian outlaws and bona fide law enforcers in Indian Territory. Luckey was an African American convicted bandit who dynamited a train carrying $60,000 in gold bullion.
And Die in the West
In October 1881, Doc Holliday and the three Earp brothers had a shoot-out with the Clanton and McLaury brothers on a street in Tombstone, Arizona. The gunfight at the O.K. Corral has become the stuff of legends and the subject of numerous books and movies. This detailed history provides context and information not only about the gunfight itself but also about the booming town of Tombstone and its place in the overall history of the violent Western frontier. It includes photographs of the participants as well as of the site where it took place.
Once Upon a Time in Sedona
Signed by the author, this short historical biography is full of black-and-white photographs depicting life in Sedona, Arizona. It includes postal history. The front cover was designed by a cowboy artist who co-founded the Cowboy Artists of America. The author was a WWII naval veteran and photojournalist who had been living in Sedona for over two decades. This book is a compilation of oral histories. Twenty Sedona residents spoke with the author before they passed away.
Encyclopedia of Stagecoach Robbery in Arizona
Signed by the author, this single-volume encyclopedia is organized by the ten counties of Early Arizona, Each chapter is then subdivided chronologically by robbery dates (1875-1903). Complete with over 200 pages of stories of sensational stagecoach robberies, this book also details the transition to train robberies. Train robberies overlapped stagecoach robberies by two decades. When a stagecoach was robbed, the mail was included in the robbery. Each robbery in this book reads like a modern day police report--focusing solely on facts, such as dates, times, and names of those involved.
Stagecoach Robbery in Arizona & Nevada
This fascinating handbook discussing stagecoach robberies between 1864 and 1916 is over 200 pages long and is divided into two parts: Arizona (ten counties) and Nevada (fourteen counties). Each chapter reads like a police report, focusing mainly on the facts. For example, "prisoner #679 was assigned to cell #8 and described as 21 years of age, five feet eleven inches in height and one hundred fifty seven pounds with black hair and eyes. he could neither read or write." (p.139.) Each chapter answers the following questions: When did the incident occur?
