Secret History Of The Wild Wild West

Author : Daniel J. Duke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781644112304

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Secret History of the Wild, Wild West by Daniel J. Duke Pdf

• Offers evidence from Jesse James’s secret encoded diaries • Examines Jesse James’s close ties with other notorious outlaws, such as Johnny Ringo, Jesse Evans, and Billy the Kid • Shows how Jesse James was related, by blood or marriage, to powerful people in law enforcement and politics, including the elite families behind the Copperheads and the Knights of the Golden Circle organizations Jesse James and many other Old West outlaws were much more than just wild cowboys. As author Daniel Duke--the great-great-grandson of Jesse James--reveals, Jesse James and other infamous outlaws were part of a larger organization, centuries old, that has affected U.S. history from the small, rural streets of early America to the highest levels of the nation’s government, with continuing influence to this day. Drawing on his great-great-grandfather’s secret diaries, Duke unravels the hidden history of the Wild West to expose the outlaws, politicians, and secret societies who were pulling strings behind the scenes. He examines Jesse James’s close ties with other notorious outlaws, such as Johnny Ringo, Jesse Evans, and Billy the Kid, and demonstrates not only how Jesse James faked his own death and lived out his life under an alias, but how Billy the Kid did the same. He also details how both Jesse James and Billy the Kid continued their work for the nameless organization after their faked deaths. Exploring how Jesse James was related, by blood or marriage, to powerful people in law enforcement and politics, Duke details Jesse’s connections to the Baylor family, who founded Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and other elite families who were instrumental in founding and leading the Copperheads and the Knights of the Golden Circle organizations before, during, and after the Civil War. The author shows how Jesse James was connected to former U.S. presidents Lyndon Baines Johnson and Harry S. Truman as well as President Johnson’s man in the shadows, Texas mob figure Billie Sol Estes. Exposing the secret agenda behind the outlaw gangs of the Wild West, Duke also reveals the stealthy war between the secret organization and its opposition that has been waged in the shadows for centuries.

Author : Frederick Nolan
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781839403897

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The Wild West by Frederick Nolan Pdf

On 14 May 1804, one Captain Meriwether Lewis and his companion William Clark led a thirty-three-man expedition to the new lands of Louisiana. 8,000 miles and two years later, after rafting up the Missouri and crossing the Rocky Mountains, they reached the far side of the world, the Pacific Ocean. Fredrick Nolan explores the first US settlers of the American West, including the remarkable stories of unsung heroes and heroines, the bloody battles between settlers and the native American inhabitants, the crimes committed by corrupt Sheriffs, and the occasions when citizens had to take the law into their own hands. This is the story of the men and women who answered the call of the West.

Author : Frederick W. Nolan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : 1841931837

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The Wild West by Frederick W. Nolan Pdf

Author : Martyn Whittock
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472142399

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The Secret History of Soviet Russia's Police State by Martyn Whittock Pdf

'[R]eadable and thoughtful . . . does an excellent job of exploring how the murderous political police in all its incarnations defined the Soviet Union, and left a poisonous legacy still with us today' Professor Mark Galeotti, author of The Vory and A Short History of Russia Repression, control, manipulation and elimination of enemies assisted in the establishment of the Soviet state, and helped maintain it in power, but could not, in the end, prevent its collapse. Citizens of the West have, for the most part, been told a very simplified story of the repressive 'totalitarian' state that was the USSR. In fact, it was sustained by more than just policing and force. No amount of revisionist history can erase the reality of millions controlled, imprisoned and killed, but there was much more to the USSR's one-party state than this. Whittock tells a more complex story of the combination of cruelty, co-operation and compromise required to build and run a one-party state. Much of this is the story of the role played by the secret police in creating and sustaining such a form of government, but it is much more than simply a 'history of the secret police'. This is because the 'police state' which emerged (in which dissent, both real and imaginary, was undoubtedly policed, threatened and ruthlessly eliminated) was more than just the product of the arrests, interrogations, executions and imprisonments carried out by the secret police. The USSR was also made possible by a battle for hearts and minds which led millions of people to feel that they really had benefited from the system and had a stake in the new society.

Author : James D. Horan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:611812959

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Pictorial History of the Wild West by James D. Horan Pdf

Author : Howard Bryan
Publisher : Clear Light Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034184452

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Wildest of the Wild West by Howard Bryan Pdf

A compilation of events about the Santa Fe Trail town of Las Vegas, New Mexico, from 1835-1915.

Author : D. M. Kelsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258936313

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History of the Wild West and Stories of Pioneer Life by D. M. Kelsey Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.

Author : Simon Ball
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780228002208

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Secret History by Simon Ball Pdf

As John le Carré's fictional intelligence men admit, it was the case histories - constructed narratives serving shifting agendas - that shaped the British intelligence machine, rather than their personal experience of secret operations. Secret History demonstrates that a critical scrutiny of internal "after action" assessments of intelligence prepared by British officials provides an invaluable and original perspective on the emergence of British intelligence culture over a period stretching from the First World War to the early Cold War. The historical record reflects personal value judgments about what qualified as effective techniques and organization, and even who could rightfully be called an intelligence officer. The history of intelligence thus became a powerful form of self-reinforcing cultural capital. Shining an intense light on the history of Britain's intelligence organizations, Secret History excavates how contemporary myths, misperceptions, and misunderstandings were captured and how they affected the development of British intelligence and the state.

Author : James D. Horan,Paul Sann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:982198966

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Pictorial History of the Wild West by James D. Horan,Paul Sann Pdf

Author : Don Presnell
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476644448

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Wandering The Wild Wild West by Don Presnell Pdf

The Wild Wild West premiered on CBS in 1965, just as network dominance of television Westerns was waning and the global James Bond phenomenon was in full force. Described as "James Bond on horseback," the series was like nothing else on TV before or since--a genre hybrid that followed the adventures of 1870s Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon, on special assignment from President Ulysses S. Grant. The show featured clever gadgets and costumes, carefully choreographed action and fight sequences, and stories that melded elements of Western, science fiction, fantasy, espionage and detective genres. This book provides in-depth critical analysis of this unique, eclectic series, considered one of the primary influences on Steampunk subculture.

Author : Blake Bell,Michael J. Vassallo
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781606995525

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The Secret History of Marvel Comics by Blake Bell,Michael J. Vassallo Pdf

The Secret History of Marvel Comics digs back to the 1930s when Marvel Comics wasn't just a comic-book producing company. Marvel Comics owner Martin Goodman had tentacles into a publishing world that might have made that era’s conservative American parents lynch him on his front porch. Marvel was but a small part of Goodman’s publishing empire, which had begun years before he published his first comic book. Goodman mostly published lurid and sensationalistic story books (known as “pulps”) and magazines, featuring sexually-charged detective and romance short fiction, and celebrity gossip scandal sheets. And artists like Jack Kirby, who was producing Captain America for eight-year-olds, were simultaneously dipping their toes in both ponds. The Secret History of Marvel Comics tells this parallel story of 1930s/40s Marvel Comics sharing offices with those Goodman publications not quite fit for children. The book also features a comprehensive display of the artwork produced for Goodman’s other enterprises by Marvel Comics artists such as Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, Alex Schomburg, Bill Everett, Al Jaffee, and Dan DeCarlo, plus the very best pulp artists in the field, including Norman Saunders, John Walter Scott, Hans Wesso, L.F. Bjorklund, and Marvel Comics #1 cover artist Frank R. Paul. Goodman’s magazines also featured cover stories on celebrities such as Jackie Gleason, Elizabeth Taylor, Liberace, and Sophia Loren, as well as contributions from famous literary and social figures such as Isaac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon, and L. Ron Hubbard.

Author : Victoria Finlay
Publisher : Sceptre
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781399716703

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Jewels: A Secret History by Victoria Finlay Pdf

'Glorious . . . anecdote and information accumulate with marvellous abundance and a passionate sense of the fascination of jewels' Spectator Amber is the tears of prehistoric trees. One gem links Queen Victoria and a skeleton. Cleopatra drank a pearl to win a bet. A man turned into a diamond. When we put on jewels, what are we really wearing? Victoria Finlay travels the world to tell the true stories of these miraculous oddities of nature. 'Filled with eye-catching incidents and stories . . . Finlay's evidence glitters from every page' Sunday Telegraph 'A fascinating and exhaustive travelogue' Times Literary Supplement

Author : Don Russell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : West
ISBN : OCLC:164617634

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The Wild West or A history of the Wild West shows, being an account of the prestigious, peregrinatory pageant, pretentiously presented ... which created a wonderfully imaginative and unrealistic image of the American West by Don Russell Pdf

Author : Craig Bauer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781351668491

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Secret History by Craig Bauer Pdf

The first edition of this award-winning book attracted a wide audience. This second edition is both a joy to read and a useful classroom tool. Unlike traditional textbooks, it requires no mathematical prerequisites and can be read around the mathematics presented. If used as a textbook, the mathematics can be prioritized, with a book both students and instructors will enjoy reading. Secret History: The Story of Cryptology, Second Edition incorporates new material concerning various eras in the long history of cryptology. Much has happened concerning the political aspects of cryptology since the first edition appeared. The still unfolding story is updated here. The first edition of this book contained chapters devoted to the cracking of German and Japanese systems during World War II. Now the other side of this cipher war is also told, that is, how the United States was able to come up with systems that were never broken. The text is in two parts. Part I presents classic cryptology from ancient times through World War II. Part II examines modern computer cryptology. With numerous real-world examples and extensive references, the author skillfully balances the history with mathematical details, providing readers with a sound foundation in this dynamic field. FEATURES Presents a chronological development of key concepts Includes the Vigenère cipher, the one-time pad, transposition ciphers, Jefferson’s wheel cipher, Playfair cipher, ADFGX, matrix encryption, Enigma, Purple, and other classic methods Looks at the work of Claude Shannon, the origin of the National Security Agency, elliptic curve cryptography, the Data Encryption Standard, the Advanced Encryption Standard, public-key cryptography, and many other topics New chapters detail SIGABA and SIGSALY, successful systems used during World War II for text and speech, respectively Includes quantum cryptography and the impact of quantum computers

Author : Darrell Schweitzer,Martin Harry Greenberg
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 075640410X

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The Secret History of Vampires by Darrell Schweitzer,Martin Harry Greenberg Pdf

Featuring contributions from Harry Turtledove, Mike Resnick, Tanith Lee, and Ian Watson, this collection of thirteen original tales takes readers into the darkly seductive world of the vampire, imaginatively exploring the roles of the immortal undead throughout human history. Original.