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by Stephen Shastay (Author)
The rollicking Old West produced more than its share of odd, astounding, unbelievable or shocking stories. The West had its gunfighters and cowboys, but it also had cannibals, UFOs, mass murderers, camels, poetic bandits, ghosts, and much more. Learn about the man who survived a shootout with 40 men and emerged without a scratch. Read about how Annie Oakley almost became the Army's secret weapon. Find out how John Colter escaped from his Indian pursuers, why Stagecoach Mary was so beloved, and how Jonathan R. Davis emerged victorious by killing 11 of 13 attackers. And what about One-Eyed Charley? How did he become the first woman in California to vote in a presidential election: ? Tales of the Benders, Alferd Packer, and the Donner Party prove that there is more than one reason why people turn to cannibalism. Yuck. For a little risque titillation, read about the Silks-Fulton Nude Duel between two Denver madams. Liver-Eating Johnson (Jeremiah Johnson) was an angry man with a long memory. If he did half the things they say he did, he was a monstrous mountain man. How did Hugh Glass survive that bear attack when the rest of his party abandoned him in the wilderness? For the answers to these stories (and many more), read this delightful book, and learn the true history of the American West.Below are the chapter names. Some are familiar to all. Others like "Big Nose George and the Governor's Shoes" need some explanation. Hint: Big Nose George became the Governor's Shoes. The governor made them himself. Big Nose George wasn't in any shape to complain. The Texas Spaceship of 1897 deals with an alien ship that crashed. They buried the alien in the town cemetery. It was in the papers. A few of the stories report of remarkable occurrences such as "Four Dead in Five Seconds" and "John Wesley Hardin," the man who shot a hotel guest for snoring too loud. The stories of Hugh Glass and Colter's Run are about men who refused to give up despite seemingly insurmountable odds. One chapter explains why Jeremiah Johnson, renowned mountain man, was often called "Liver-Eating Johnson." It was a well-deserved nickname. Elfego Baca and the Frisco Shootout is a story of a man who held off up to 80 men who fired an estimated 4,000 bullets at Elfego. Elfego emerged without a scratch. The stories of the Mara Lights, the Texas Spaceship, the Legend of Red Ghost and the Platte River Ship of Death, all have a touch of the supernatural to them.The US Camel Corps and the Legend of Red ghostThe Texas Spaceship of 1897The Marfa LightsThe Platte River Ship of DeathBig Nose George and the Governor's ShoesThe Intertwined Lives of Mass Murderers Charles Kennedy and Clay AllisonThe Littlest Skyscraper in the WorldMa Bender and her Killer FamilyThe Revenge of the Three GuardsmenFour Dead in Five SecondsNat Love and Deadwood DickElfego Baca and the Frisco ShootoutAlferd PackerThe Donner PartyThe Pony Express1874 Locust PlagueJoaquin Murrieta, the Robin Hood of the WestElmer McCurdyColter's RunBlack Bart Poet Laureate of Stagecoach HoldupsHenry Plummer, Outlaw SheriffHugh Glass and the Grizzly AttackBisbee MassacreLiver-Eating Johnson aka Jeremiah JohnsonThe Sandbar Fight with Jim BowieThe Silks-Fulton Nude DuelJonathan R. Davis and the Sydney DucksJohn Wesley HardinStagecoach MaryOne-Eyed Charley - The First Woman to Vote in a Presidential Election in CaliforniaAnnie Oakley, Secret Weapon of the US Army (almost)Ned Christie's WarDynamite Dan Clifton
