Old West: A Captivating Guide to the Wild West, Billy the Kid, Buffalo Bill, Seth Bullock, Davy Crockett, Annie Oakley, Jesse James, and Geronimo (Exploring U.S. History) - Softcover

History, Captivating

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1637165072 ISBN 13: 9781637165072

Publisher: Captivating History, 2021

Synopsis

Eight captivating manuscripts in one book:

• The Wild West: A Captivating Guide to the American Old West, Including Stories of Famous Outlaws and Lawmen Such as Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok, and More
• Billy the Kid: A Captivating Guide to a Notorious Gunfighter of the American Old West and His Feud with Pat Garrett
• Buffalo Bill: A Captivating Guide to a Cowboy Who Served in the American Civil War and Is Known for the Wild West Shows
• Seth Bullock: A Captivating Guide to Deadwood’s First Sheriff Who Tamed This Wild West Town and Was Later Appointed US Marshal by Theodore Roosevelt
• Davy Crockett: A Captivating Guide to the American Folk Hero Who Fought in the War of 1812 and the Texas Revolution
• Annie Oakley: A Captivating Guide to an American Sharpshooter Who Later Became a Wild West Folk Hero
• Jesse James: A Captivating Guide to a Wild West Outlaw Who Robbed Trains, Banks, and Stagecoaches across the Midwestern United States
• Geronimo: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Well-Known Native Americans Who Was a Leader of the Apache Tribe and a Prominent Figure of the Wild West

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:

• What the Native Americans of the West were really like before colonization
• How the Spanish were some of the first Europeans to explore the West
• The seven years during which Texas was its own country
• How the mountain men were the first settlers of the Northwest
• The man behind the tall tales: who Davy Crockett really was
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:

• The childhood of Billy the Kid in a New York slum
• How his teachers liked him as a boy
• The tragic death of his mother
• His relationship with his deadbeat father
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include:

• Reaping the Rewards He Was Given
• Buffalo Bill Answers the Call
• Just a Matter of Interpretation
• The Gentleman Farmer
• A One-Man Production Company
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 4 of this book include:

• Surviving a childhood filled with abuse
• Rebellious escapes from a cruel, corrupt father
• Becoming an integral part of founding Yellowstone National Park
• Serving as the sheriff of Lewis and Clark County, Montana
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 5 of this book include:

• The Frontiersman
• The Militiaman
• The Congressman
• The Celebrity
• Gone to Texas: The Freedom Fighter
• The Myth
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 6 of this book include:

• Phoebe Ann Moses: Early Life of Miss Sharpshooter
• The Huntress of the North Star
• Annie and the Star Shooters of the West
• The Birth of Annie Oakley
• Miss “Little Sure Shot” and Chief Sitting Bull
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 7 of this book include:

• A Boy Named Jesse
• Back Home
• An Unlikely Ally
• Northfield: A Watershed
• Man Named “Howard”
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 8 of this book include:

• The Days of His Youth
• Geronimo Continues His Quest
• The Apaches Go on the Warpath
• The Greatest Wrong
• Geronimo the Renegade
• Resigned to His Fate
• And much, much more!

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Edition details

• Publisher: Captivating History
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1637165072
• ISBN 13: 9781637165072
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 460