GOLD CAMP DESPERADOES
Language: English
Published by University of Oklahoma Press 2000, 2000
- Softcover
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8vo softcover 218pp index, b/w illus. very good. The authors explore the rash of robberies and murders which plagued the mining frontier during the 1850s and 1860. As fugitives from justice escaped to the relative safety of each new mining strike, a mystique grew up around the dashing young criminals. Their turbulent lives reflect a turbulent society.
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- Title
- GOLD CAMP DESPERADOES
- Author
- Mather, Ruth E
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press 2000
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0806125217
- ISBN 13
- 9780806125213
- Seller catalogs
- USA History
This compelling analysis of the robberies and murders that plagued the mining frontier during the 1850s and 1860s features the careers of twenty-one hardened criminals. In this first overall study of the desperado mystique that corrupted many energetic, capable young men on the frontier, R.E. Mather and F.E. Boswell disclose the values as well as the reckless, violent behavior of the dashing outlaws, whose careers often ended on a wilderness gallows. Their portrayal of the mystique of the desperado will appeal to readers interested in true crime and the Old West.
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About the Author
R. E. Mather, a genealogist, holds bachelors and master's degrees from Brigham Young University.
F.E. Boswell, also a genealogist, holds the B.A. from Humboldt State University. They are well known for their books on the gold camps, outlaws, and vigilantism.
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