The Last Battle Of Wichita

Author : Stephen E. Paine
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781636611167

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The Last Battle of Wichita by Stephen E. Paine Pdf

The Last Battle of Wichita By: Stephen E. Paine Set in the chaotic, testosterone-fueled, and sometimes dangerous world of professional wrestling—the last true land of the outlaws in America—The Last Battle of Wichita gives readers an entertaining and sometimes poignant look inside the world's most misunderstood sport. The story opens readers’ eyes to a world of colorful characters living inconceivably complicated existences, shedding blood and narrowly avoiding peril at the hands of zealous fans every night, in order to make a few bucks doing something most of the world views as little more than a fraudulent leftover from the carnival days. But we also see these larger-than-life individuals as real people with families and dreams who suffer pain and battle personal demons…and have a hell of a good time along a road that may come to a dead end at any moment. The story explores powerful themes of fatherhood, family values, failure and redemption, and spiritual awakening. The Last Battle of Wichita follows two men – father and son – both at odds with the tortured souls trapped within their broken and battered bodies. In their stories, separated by thirty-six years, Colt Younger and Joe Lee will head down parallel paths of redemption leading them to discover the one thing that matters most: finding something in life worth fighting for.

Author : Kerstin von Lingen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015078798249

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Kesselring's Last Battle by Kerstin von Lingen Pdf

Revisits the war crimes trial of Albert Kesselring, commander-in-chief of German troops in Italy during Wold War II, who was sentenced to death for the killing of thousands of civilians in Italy. Reveals how the commutation of that death sentence was one of the earliest maneuverings in the nascent Cold War.

Author : Jerry Keenan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786499403

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The Terrible Indian Wars of the West by Jerry Keenan Pdf

Expansion! The history of the United States might well be summed up in that single word. The Indian Wars of the American West were a continuation of the struggle that began with the arrival of the first Europeans, and escalated as they advanced across the Appalachians before American independence had been won. This history of the Indian Wars of the Trans-Mississippi begins with the earliest clashes between Native Americans and Anglo-European settlers. The author provides a comprehensive narrative of the conflict in eight parts, covering eight geographical regions--the Pacific Northwest; California and Nevada; New Mexico, the Central Plains, the Southern Plains; Iowa, Minnesota and the Northern Plains; the Intermountain West, and the Desert Southwest--with an epilogue on Wounded Knee.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1132 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Sedgwick County (Kan.)
ISBN : WISC:89065277261

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Portrait and Biographical Album of Sedgwick County, Kansas by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Young Chalfant
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0806128755

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Cheyennes at Dark Water Creek by William Young Chalfant Pdf

Cheyennes at Dark Water Creek tells the tragic story of the southern bands of Cheyennes from the period following the Treaty of Medicine Lodge through the battles and skirmishes known as the Red River War. The Battle of Sappa Creek, the last encounter of that conflict, was a fight between a band of Cheyennes and a company of the Sixth Cavalry that took place in Kansas in April 1875. More Cheyennes were killed in that single engagement than in all the previous fighting of the war combined, and later there were controversial charges of massacre-and worse. William Y. Chalfant has used all known contemporaneous sources to recound the tragedy that occurred at the place known to the Cheyennes as Dark Water Creek. In Cheyenne memories, its name remains second only to Sand Creek in the terrible images and the sorrow it evokes. Chalfant tells the story in a sweeping style that recreates Cheyenne life on the southern plains. Beyond examining firsthand and secoundary accounts in detail, the author personally retraced the route of the army detachment from Fort Wallace, Kansas, to the battle site at Sappa Creek, and the route of the Cheyennes from Punished Women’s Fork to the Sappa. His recounting of the lives of the Indian and military participants, both leading up to and following the battle, is sure to appeal both to scholars of the Indian wars and to the general reader.

Author : Tom (editor). Barnidge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1989-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0892043334

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Best Sports Stories 1989 by Tom (editor). Barnidge Pdf

Author : Steve Rajtar,Frances Elizabeth Franks
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786443383

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War Monuments, Museums and Library Collections of 20th Century Conflicts by Steve Rajtar,Frances Elizabeth Franks Pdf

This unique state-by-state directory covers monuments, memorials, museums, markers, statues and library collections that relate to the veterans, weapons, vehicles, airplanes, victims or any other aspect of war in which the United States participated. While a site may have been created before 1900 (such as a fort), there must be some operational or historical tie to a twentieth century conflict to be included here. General collections, such as museums of aviation, are included if they house materials related to a twentieth century conflict. The coverage is so thorough that statues honoring veterans of the Civil War appear if veterans of later wars are on their rosters of honorees. Another example of the comprehensiveness of this compilation is in the inclusion of memorials to victims of war such as the Holocaust Museum in Houston, Texas. For each site, the following information is given: street address, phone number, website and email address (if applicable), days and hours of operation, admission fees, other necessary information, and a brief description of the site.

Author : Jennie A. Chinn
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Kansas
ISBN : 9781423624134

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The Kansas Journey by Jennie A. Chinn Pdf

Author : Gregory Michno
Publisher : Mountain Press Publishing
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0878424687

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Encyclopedia of Indian Wars by Gregory Michno Pdf

Acclaimed independent history scholar Gregory Michno has created a chronological listing of every significant fight between Indians and the United States Army, as well as better-known Indian battles with civilian emigrants. This detailed study is more tha

Author : Gary Bedingfield
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786458202

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Baseball's Dead of World War II by Gary Bedingfield Pdf

While most fans know that baseball stars Ted Williams, Hank Greenberg, and Bob Feller served in the military during World War II, few can name the two major leaguers who died in action. (They were catcher Harry O'Neill and outfielder Elmer Gedeon.) Far fewer still are aware that another 125 minor league players also lost their lives during the war. This book draws on extensive research and interviews to bring their personal lives, baseball careers, and wartime service to light.

Author : Karl May,James Fenimore Cooper,Max Brand,James Oliver Curwood,B. M. Bower,Zane Grey,Jackson Gregory,Jack London,Edgar Rice Burroughs,Emerson Hough,Andy Adams,Bret Harte,Owen Wister,O. Henry,Grace Livingston Hill,Charles Alden Seltzer,Dane Coolidge,Frederic Homer Balch,Frederic Remington,Robert W. Chambers,Frank H. Spearman,J. Allan Dunn,Robert E. Howard,Ernest Haycox,Charles Siringo
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 10891 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547727736

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50 Westerns - The Best Adventures, Gunfight Duels, Battles, Rider Trails & Legendary Outlaws by Karl May,James Fenimore Cooper,Max Brand,James Oliver Curwood,B. M. Bower,Zane Grey,Jackson Gregory,Jack London,Edgar Rice Burroughs,Emerson Hough,Andy Adams,Bret Harte,Owen Wister,O. Henry,Grace Livingston Hill,Charles Alden Seltzer,Dane Coolidge,Frederic Homer Balch,Frederic Remington,Robert W. Chambers,Frank H. Spearman,J. Allan Dunn,Robert E. Howard,Ernest Haycox,Charles Siringo Pdf

Buckle up and get ready to go on a memorable adventure with our best-ever Western classics. Contents: Man in the Saddle (Ernest Haycox) Canyon Passage (Ernest Haycox) Trail Smoke (Ernest Haycox) Winnetou (Karl May) The Bandit of Hell's Bend (Edgar Rice Burroughs) The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County (Edgar Rice Burroughs) The War Chief (Edgar Rice Burroughs) Apache Devil (Edgar Rice Burroughs) Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey) The Rainbow Trail (Zane Grey) The Spirit of the Border (Zane Grey) The Untamed (Max Brand) The Night Horseman (Max Brand) The Seventh Man (Max Brand) The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains (Owen Wister) The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper) The Prairie (James Fenimore Cooper) Chip, of the Flying U (B. M. Bower) The Flying U Ranch (B. M. Bower) The Flying U's Last Stand (B. M. Bower) Cabin Fever (B. M. Bower) Rimrock Trail (J. Allan Dunn) The 'Breckinridge Elkins' Series (Robert E. Howard) The Outcasts of Poker Flat (Bret Harte) The Luck of Roaring Camp (Bret Harte) Heart of the West (O. Henry) White Fang (Jack London) The Wolf Hunters (James Oliver Curwood) The Two-Gun Man (Charles Alden Seltzer) The Boss of the Lazy Y (Charles Alden Seltzer) The Law of the Land (Emerson Hough) The Short Cut (Jackson Gregory) Whispering Smith (Frank H. Spearman) The Outlet (Andy Adams) Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography (Andy Adams) A Texas Cow Boy (Charles Siringo) The Hidden Children (Robert W. Chambers) The Way of an Indian (Frederic Remington) The Bridge of the Gods (Frederic Homer Balch) The Desert Trail (Dane Coolidge) Hidden Water (Dane Coolidge) That Girl Montana (Marah Ellis Ryan) The Long Dim Trail (Forrestine C. Hooker) A Voice in the Wilderness (Grace Livingston Hill) The Rules of the Game (Stewart Edward White) John Brent (Theodore Winthrop) The Lions of the Lord (Harry Leon Wilson) A Tale of the Western Plains (G. A. Henty)...

Author : Brian Garfield
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781602231177

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Thousand-Mile War by Brian Garfield Pdf

The Thousand-Mile War, a powerful story of the battles of the United States and Japan on the bitter rim of the North Pacific, has been acclaimed as one of the great accounts of World War II. Brian Garfield, a novelist and screenwriter whose works have sold some 20 million copies, was searching for a new subject when he came upon the story of this "forgotten war" in Alaska. He found the history of the brave men who had served in the Aleutians so compelling and so little known that he wrote the first full-length history of the Aleutian campaign, and the book remains a favorite among Alaskans. The war in the Aleutians was fought in some of the worst climatic conditions on earth for men, ships, and airplanes. The sea was rough, the islands craggy and unwelcoming, and enemy number one was always the weather--the savage wind, fog, and rain of the Aleutian chain. The fog seemed to reach even into the minds of the military commanders on both sides, as they directed men into situations that so often had tragic results. Frustrating, befuddling, and still the subject of debate, the Aleutian campaign nevertheless marked an important turn of the war in favor of the United States. Now, half a century after the war ended, more of the fog has been lifted. In the updated University of Alaska Press edition, Garfield supplements his original account, which was drawn from statistics, personal interviews, letters, and diaries, with more recently declassified photographs and many more illustrations.

Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780961552

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The naval battles for Guadalcanal 1942 by Mark Stille Pdf

The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the Japanese in the Pacific. The battle of Savo Island on the night of 9 August 1942, saw the Japanese inflict a sever defeat on the Allied force, driving them away from Guadalcanal and leaving the just-landed marines in a perilously exposed position. This was the start of a series of night battles that culminated in the First and Second battles of Guadalcanal, fought on the nights of 13 and 15 November. One further major naval action followed, the battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942, when the US Navy once again suffered a severe defeat, but this time it was too late to alter the course of the battle as the Japanese evacuated Guadalcanal in early February 1943.This title will detail the contrasting fortunes experienced by both sides over the intense course of naval battles around the island throughout the second half of 1942 that did so much to turn the tide in the Pacific.

Author : Stephen Singular
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0312625057

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The Wichita Divide by Stephen Singular Pdf

The New York Times bestselling author offers an in-depth account of the life and death of a controversial doctor, the debate that sparked his assassination, and the place where two Americas collide On May 31, 2009, Scott Roeder walked into a Wichita church, drew a pistol, and shot Dr. George Tiller at point blank range. Tiller, who was the most public practitioner of late-term abortions in America, had been a lightning rod for controversy, regularly referred to in the conservative media as “Tiller, the Baby Killer.” Tiller’s death was a pivotal, public murder in a war that has been raging for decades. It’s a war of violently opposing ideologies, encompassing abortion, but also questions of privacy, sexuality, and religion. It’s being fought in our nation’s courtrooms, school and churches, on television sets, at our dinner tables, and in our bedrooms. And more and more, the key battlegrounds are in Kansas, once home to Brown vs. Board of Education and some of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War. This is a gripping look at a cold-blooded terrorist action, two men representing opposite ideological extremes, and the region where those violent forces clash.

Author : Tracy Daugherty
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250282347

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Larry McMurtry by Tracy Daugherty Pdf

*Pulitzer Prize Finalist* A biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry from New York Times bestselling author Tracy Daugherty. In over forty books, in a career that spanned over sixty years, Larry McMurtry staked his claim as a superior chronicler of the American West, and as the Great Plains’ keenest witness since Willa Cather and Wallace Stegner. Larry McMurtry: A Life traces his origins as one of the last American writers who had direct contact with this country’s pioneer traditions. It follows his astonishing career as bestselling novelist, Pulitzer-Prize winner, author of the beloved Lonesome Dove, Academy-Award winning screenwriter, public intellectual, and passionate bookseller. A sweeping and insightful look at a versatile, one-of-a-kind American writer, this book is a must-read for every Larry McMurtry fan.