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The Deadwood Trail

Ralph Compton
The Deadwood Trail Book PDF

Author : Ralph Compton
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429903196

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The Deadwood Trail by Ralph Compton Pdf

They had beaten the harsh odds of the frontier. But for the two powerful ranchers, the most formidable trail lay ahead. There had never been a trail drive like this before... The only riches Texans had left after the Civil War were five million maverick longhorns and the brains, brawn, and boldness to drive them to market along treacherous trails. Now, Ralph Compton brings this violent and magnificent time to life in an extraordinary series based on the history-blazing trail drives. For veteran ranchers Nelson Story of Montana, and Benton McCaleb of Wyoming, it was an opportunity a man didn't pass up. In gold camps of the Black Hills, miners were hungry for beef, at boomtown prices. But within the two outfits were Indians, gunmen, Texans, lovesick cowboys, and high-spirited women. Worse, the drive would pass through Crow and Sioux territory, when Custer's defeat at the Little Big Horn was just hours away. The drives were tangled by violent grudges, stampeding herds, and dangerous deception. The two brawling outfits had one thing in common: a deadly surprise awaiting them at the end of the trail...

Deadwood Trail Dust

Patricia A. Campbell
Deadwood Trail Dust Book PDF

Author : Patricia A. Campbell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
ISBN : 1976424267

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Deadwood Trail Dust by Patricia A. Campbell Pdf

1876 was a momentous year during the Black Hills Gold Rush. The author's research on the famous Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage and Express Route, led her to numerous maps and descriptions about the trail, with dashes and dots, and a few geographical features. To better understand these stage stations and her ancestor's role as shotgun messengers, the author began to document what can still be seen today. Using the locations in this book, you can see where many of the stations used to be situated, including old horse corrals, telegraph wire roads, relics of possible stations, and numerous trail ruts made by heavy freight across the prairie. Campbell relates, "While it's been difficult to know exactly where the wheels on the famous coach rolled all of the time, it is possible to see many aspects of the Deadwood Stage route using satellite imagery based on early maps. All the credit goes to those dedicated individuals who preserved the trail years ago before there were computers. Thankfully, we no longer need to use a surveyor's measuring wheel and give dimensions in chains to study the old trail."

Assault on the Deadwood Stage

Robert K. DeArment
Assault on the Deadwood Stage Book PDF

Author : Robert K. DeArment
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806184692

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Assault on the Deadwood Stage by Robert K. DeArment Pdf

In the 1870s, Deadwood was a thriving—and largely lawless—boomtown. And as any fan of western history and films knows, stagecoach robberies were a regular feature of life in this fabled region of Dakota Territory. Now, for the first time, Robert K. DeArment tells the story of the "good guys and bad guys" behind these violent crimes: the road agents who wreaked havoc on Deadwood's roadways and the shotgun messengers who battled to protect stagecoach passengers and their valuable cargo. DeArment shows in dramatic detail how for two years gangs of robbers ruled the road, perpetrating holdups and killings, until lawmen and stage-company and railroad agents finally brought an end to the mayhem. The characters populating this violent tale include such legendary figures as Wild Bill Hickok and the famous railroad detective James L. "Whispering" Smith, a formidable opponent of bandits. We also get to know the men who operated the stages, the lawmen and company men who ran and defended the coaches, and the outlaws who fought against them. DeArment tells where these men came from and what became of them after the outlawry ended. He ends his account in the 1880s with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and its spectacular rendition of a shotgun robbery, featuring an actual Deadwood stagecoach. After nearly a century and a half, the Deadwood stage continues to command our attention.

Bull Trains to Deadwood

Chuck Cecil
Bull Trains to Deadwood Book PDF

Author : Chuck Cecil
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467144223

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Bull Trains to Deadwood by Chuck Cecil Pdf

Pandemonium wafted up out of Deadwood Gulch whenever bellowing, muddy oxen teams led wagons rattling into town. For a decade, thousands of bull trains hauled all that miners, settlers and ne'er-do-wells needed to survive in that isolated prairie oasis. The bulls, thousands of them in mile-long, meandering trains, had last known civilization in Fort Pierre, two hundred miles to the east. After weeks on the harsh prairie of the Sioux, the exhausted convoys appeared out of the prairie dust, each team of twenty or more oxen pulling sturdy, white-bonneted wagons filled with provisions. Author Chuck Cecil restores the glory of the near-forgotten yet indispensable symbols of the West that made life possible on the frontier's western fringe.

Rail-Trail Hall of Fame

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Rail Trail Hall of Fame Book PDF

Author : Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899978260

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Rail-Trail Hall of Fame by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Pdf

All across the country, unused railroad corridors have been converted to public multiuse trails. In 2007, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy began recognizing exemplary rail-trails through its Rail-Trail Hall of Fame, based on scenic value, value of use, amenities, historical significance, excellence in management and maintenance, community connections, and geographic distribution. These Hall of Fame rail-trails are found in 28 states and in nearly every environment. In this book, you'll find detailed maps for every rail-trail, plus driving directions to trail-heads, icons indicating the activities each trail can accommodate, succinct descriptions written by rail-trail experts, and a look at the fascinating railroad history behind each trail. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy serves as the national voice for more than 160,000 members and supporters, more than 22,000 miles of open rail-trail across the country, and more than 8,000 miles of potential trails waiting to be built--with a goal of ensuring a better future for America made possible by trails and the connections they inspire.

Fort Pierre-Deadwood Trail

Delwin Jensen
Fort Pierre Deadwood Trail Book PDF

Author : Delwin Jensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
ISBN : 0962441309

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The Mickelson Trail Guide Book

Aleen Golis
The Mickelson Trail Guide Book Book PDF

Author : Aleen Golis
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1494249839

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The Mickelson Trail Guide Book by Aleen Golis Pdf

This guide covers the full 114 miles of the George S. Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and those 8 towns through which the trail runs. It provides handy maps, photographs and complete descriptions of distinctive features along the way. It includes supply suggestions and necissities for walkers or bikers. It includes contact information for services and lodging suggestions. Trail history is personalized by area authors, as well as a trail hiker wrote a full chapter about his hike thru at ag 70. Whether you're hiking, biking, x-country sking , snowmobiling, horseback riding, or car touring along the trail, this guide is the perfect resource for every traveler. It includes train, trail, and mining history, as well as flora, fauna, and geology information for the area to make your trip along the Mickelson Trail fun, interesting and educational.

California Trails North Coast Region

Peter Massey,Jeanne Wilson,Angela Titus
California Trails North Coast Region Book PDF

Author : Peter Massey,Jeanne Wilson,Angela Titus
Publisher : Adler Publishing
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09
Category : Travel
ISBN : 193019322X

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California Trails North Coast Region by Peter Massey,Jeanne Wilson,Angela Titus Pdf

This guide meticulously describes and rates 47 off the beaten path routes located near the towns of Sacramento, Redding (west), Red Bluff, Clear Lake, McCloud, Mount Shasta, Yreka, Crescent City, and Fort Bidwell. NEW, full COLOR additions to our Trails series! These handy 6x9? books include scenic drives plus a whole lot more! Including some of America's best mountain biking, hiking, camping and fishing areas! Ghost towns galore? Step back into the past while wandering through abandoned mining areas, old buildings, and even entire towns. INCLUDES GPS coordinates throughout each book.

It May Be Forever

David M. Quinn
It May Be Forever Book PDF

Author : David M. Quinn
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781452049342

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It May Be Forever by David M. Quinn Pdf

It May Be Forever is a nineteenth century tale of adventure and tragedy, based upon the real-life story of Michael Quinn. To escape the grinding poverty of Irelands Great Famine, Michael and his family flee to England, where at age eight, Michael becomes a child laborer in a textile mill. As he grows older and more aware of British prejudice and discrimination, he is motivated to enlist with the Fenian rebels, a group determined to free Ireland from British colonial rule. Chronic unemployment, however, drives him to America, and defeat on the battlefield lands him on the untamed plains of the Wild West. Faced with unaccustomed opportunity, Michael quickly abandons the fight against oppression and turns away from family and friends. Dreams of achieving a great fortune lead him to support the dispossession of Native Americans of their lands and livelihood. But after the massacre at Wounded Knee, demons of conscience rise up in terrible nightmares, and only a Lakota holy man offers the hope of redemption. It May Be Forever is a cautionary tale, which shows how the many small decisions of life can create the most unintended consequences, and how easily a man of strong convictions may become that which he hates. Visit David Quinns website: www.davidquinnbooks.com.

Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery

Mike Runge
Deadwood s Mount Moriah Cemetery Book PDF

Author : Mike Runge
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-04
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439662885

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Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery by Mike Runge Pdf

Nestled on a mountainous plateau overlooking Deadwood’s downtown core district is one of the premier historic cemeteries in Black Hills: Mount Moriah Cemetery. Established in 1878, this cemetery contains some of North America’s most recognized Western legends, including James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, Martha “Calamity Jane” Canary, Seth Bullock, John “Potato Creek Johnny” Perrett, and Henry Weston “Preacher” Smith. They represent a small portion of the more than 3,600 people buried in Mount Moriah whose memories have been carved, chiseled, and etched into the monuments within this cemetery. Deadwood’s Mount Moriah Cemetery is a combination of historic and contemporary photographs chronicling the history of the cemetery and the stories of the individuals—both colorful and illustrious—who helped carve Deadwood into the annals of the American West.

Exploring the Black Hills and Badlands

Hiram Rogers
Exploring the Black Hills and Badlands Book PDF

Author : Hiram Rogers
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 1555662404

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Exploring the Black Hills and Badlands by Hiram Rogers Pdf

The original edition of Exploring the Black Hills and Badlands provided the only detailed coverage of the 115-mile Centennial Trail, and now the revised version includes all of the results of the major relocation project in the Northern Black Hills. Also featured is the just-completed 110-mile George S. Mickelson rails-to-trails conversion, and a section focusing on family hikes and other information useful to family groups.