Shotguns and stagecoaches
Subtitle: the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West
By: John Boessenecker
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781250184887
Subjects: Stagecoaches; Wells, Fargo & Company; Stagecoach robberies; Coaching (Transportation); Employees; Biography; History
Other titles: Brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-332) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one. The Gold Rush era; title: Wells Fargo's pioneer messenger: Pilsbury "Chips" Hodgkins; title: The first Wells Fargo detective: Henry Johnson; title: From first stage driver to shotgun guard: Henry C. Ward; title: Twelve-gauge justice: Daniel C. Gay; title: Part two. The stage robbery era; title: From Pony Express to Wells Fargo: "Shotgun Jimmy" Brown; title: The rifleman: Steve Venard; title: A shotgun messenger in old Montana: John X. Beidler; title: "Honest, faithful & brave": Eugene Blair; title: Chief Special Officer: James B. Hume; title: Riverman, expressman: Andy Hall; title: The man who captured Black Bart: Harry N. Morse; title: True grit: Mike Tovey.