Myths and mysteries of the old West
By: Michael Rutter
Publisher: MJF Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9781567317701
Subjects: Legends; Folklore; Frontier and pioneer life
Description: A look at the legend and lore behind such notorious figures as Billy the Kid and Calamity Jane and the stories of famous gun fights and battles, telling what really happened.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-152) and index.
Table of contents: title: The seven cities of Cibola : the lost cities of gold - the myth, the hoax, the legend; title: The battle of adobe walls : the famous one-mile shot; title: John Colter : mountain man and explorer; title: The California gold rush : the gold digger's waltz ... Gold! Gold! Gold!; title: The Mountain Meadows Massacre : the mystery of a bloody mass murder; title: George Armstrong Custer : risking his career to defend Indian rights; title: Sitting Bull : his role at the Battle of the Little Bighorn; title: Comanche : the most famous horse in the West; title: James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok : the gunman who held the dead man's hand; title: Calamity Jane : facts and fictions about Martha Jane Canary; title: Billy the Kid : vicious killer or victim of bad press; title: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid : a mysterious ending.