GOLD CAMP DESPERADOES

Mather, Ruth E

ISBN 10: 0806125217 / ISBN 13: 9780806125213

Published by University of Oklahoma Press 2000, 2000

About this Item

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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GOLD CAMP DESPERADOES
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press 2000
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806125217
• ISBN 13: 9780806125213
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • USA History

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

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.