The Life And Times Of Henry Plummer

Author : Linda Buxbaum
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781503523012

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The Life and Times of Henry Plummer by Linda Buxbaum Pdf

Guilty or innocent? Historians have devoted much time and effort investigating whether or not Henry Plummer, the sheriff of Bannack, Montana, actually committed the crimes for which he was hanged by vigilantes on a bitter, cold January night in 1864. The question of his innocence has plagued Western historians for fifteen decades. In May of 1993, a posthumous trial was held in Virginia City, Montana, where a Madison County jury consisting of twelve registered voters split the verdict6-6. The judge declared a mistrial and had Sheriff Plummer been alive, she would have told him, You are free to go. Henrys life tells the tale of a lawless West and epitomizes many a mans experience in these untamed, violent mining towns of the 1800s where shootouts and duals rule and life is sometimes worth only a handful of gold or the dispute over a lady, proper or fallen. Henry, a well-educated and handsome man, delicate and consumptive, soft-spoken and refined, appears dedicated to the law and yet, is also capable of instantly shooting a man dead. Trouble follows him everywhere. By the time Henry Plummer becomes sheriff in Bannack in 1863, he has killed five men in self-defense and has loved and lost three women. Henrys time spent at the faro tables pans out better than his time spent as a miner or as a lover. The hunger for gold dust brings every manner of men from all corners of the country and beyond to enjoy the easy reaping, and with them come more robberies and murders. Rumors and suspicion become rampant, leaving no one untouched, including Henry Plummer, a man swept along by the tides of his time.

Author : Linda Buxbaum
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781503523005

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The Life and Times of Henry Plummer by Linda Buxbaum Pdf

Guilty or innocent? Historians have devoted much time and effort investigating whether or not Henry Plummer, the sheriff of Bannack, Montana, actually committed the crimes for which he was hanged by vigilantes on a bitter, cold January night in 1864. The question of his innocence has plagued Western historians for fifteen decades. In May of 1993, a posthumous trial was held in Virginia City, Montana, where a Madison County jury consisting of twelve registered voters split the verdict--6-6. The judge declared a mistrial and had Sheriff Plummer been alive, she would have told him, "You are free to go." Henry's life tells the tale of a lawless West and epitomizes many a man's experience in these untamed, violent mining towns of the 1800s where shootouts and duals rule and life is sometimes worth only a handful of gold or the dispute over a lady, proper or fallen. Henry, a well-educated and handsome man, delicate and consumptive, soft-spoken and refined, appears dedicated to the law and yet, is also capable of instantly shooting a man dead. Trouble follows him everywhere. By the time Henry Plummer becomes sheriff in Bannack in 1863, he has killed five men in self-defense and has loved and lost three women. Henry's time spent at the faro tables pans out better than his time spent as a miner or as a lover. The hunger for gold dust brings every manner of men from all corners of the country and beyond to enjoy the easy reaping, and with them come more robberies and murders. Rumors and suspicion become rampant, leaving no one untouched, including Henry Plummer, a man swept along by the tides of his time.

Author : Ruth E. Mather,F. E. Boswell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X001206655

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Hanging the Sheriff by Ruth E. Mather,F. E. Boswell Pdf

Author : W. C. Jameson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Mines and mineral resources
ISBN : 9781589792890

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Lost Treasures of American History by W. C. Jameson Pdf

With his storyteller's gift, Jameson relates episodes from early explorers through the colonial period, the Civil War, the settling of the West, and the roaring 1920s. As a professional treasure hunter, he has followed the trails of many of the lost mines and buried treasures he describes. Sample treasures include Sir Francis Drake Treasure, Benedict Arnold Treasure, Lafayette's Sunken Riches, Maryland's Lost Silver Mine, The Wandering Confederate Treasury, Lost Treasure of the Gray Ghost, Oklahoma Outlaw Cache, and Lost Spanish Gold in the Sandia Mountains.

Author : Frederick Nolan
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 41,8 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 : Edwin Ruthven Purple
Publisher : Montana Historical Society
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0917298373

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Perilous Passage by Edwin Ruthven Purple Pdf

In 1862 Edwin Ruthven Purple seized the chance to strike it rich in the newly discovered goldfields of the northern Rocky Mountains. With an introduction and thorough annotations by Kenneth N. Owens, Perilous Passage offers Purple's never-before-published, first-person narrative. On hand for the crimes that led to vigilante justice, Purple chronicled the story of a raucous, sometimes murderous life among bonanza miners.

Author : Beaton Institute of Cape Breton Studies
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0802087124

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Cape Bretoniana by Beaton Institute of Cape Breton Studies Pdf

Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island is a beautiful region with a unique community whose history and ethnic composition have resulted in the evolution of a powerful sense of identity and place. While outsiders may think only of the island's perennial economic woes and long economic dependence on coal mining and steel production, it is also the home of a rich, vibrant, and distinct culture. Brian Douglas Tennyson's Cape Bretoniana is the first bibliography to gather together all known publications relating to the history, culture, economy, and politics of Cape Breton Island. With more than 6000 entries, it not only provides a comprehensive listing of publications and post-graduate theses, but also detailed annotations on the listings. Each entry lists the author, title, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, volume and issue number in the case of periodicals, and page references, followed by a brief description of the item. Cape Breton has never been so thoroughly documented. This bibliography will help to ensure that ? even in a world becoming increasingly homogenized by the forces of globalization ? unique cultural identities like Cape Breton's can be preserved and nurtured.

Author : Trudy Irene Scee
Publisher : Down East Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781608932870

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Rogues, Rascals, and Other Villainous Mainers by Trudy Irene Scee Pdf

Many nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Blackbeard (Edward Teach), and gangster Al Brady, who was gunned down by G-men in the streets of Bangor. The rogues and scoundrels assembled in this book, however, are either Maine natives or notorious individuals whose mischief, misdeeds, or mayhem were perpetrated in the Pine Tree State.

Author : Henry Plummer
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780253007780

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Stillness and Light by Henry Plummer Pdf

Shaker buildings have long been admired for their simplicity of design and sturdy craftsmanship, with form always following function. Over the years, their distinctive physical characteristics have invited as much study as imitation. Their clean, unadorned lines have been said to reflect core Shaker beliefs such as honesty, integrity, purity, and perfection. In this book, Henry Plummer focuses on the use of natural light in Shaker architecture, noting that Shaker builders manipulated light not only for practical reasons of illumination but also to sculpt a deliberately spiritual, visual presence within their space. Stillness and Light celebrates this subtly beautiful aspect of Shaker innovation and construction, captured in more than 100 stunning photographs.

Author : Frank Bird Linderman
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0803279892

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Henry Plummer by Frank Bird Linderman Pdf

After plundering the miners of Bannack, Montana, for a long time, the sheriff and principle outlaw of the town will face frontier justice from the outraged miners.

Author : Emerson Hough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Americana
ISBN : UOM:39015027789844

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The Story of the Outlaw by Emerson Hough Pdf

Author : Charles Plummer
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547375371

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The Life and Times of Alfred the Great by Charles Plummer Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Life and Times of Alfred the Great" (Being the Ford lectures for 1901) by Charles Plummer. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Dan L. Thrapp
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1991-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803294182

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Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography: A-F by Dan L. Thrapp Pdf

Includes biographical information on 4,500 individuals associated with the frontier

Author : Frederick Allen
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806189888

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A Decent, Orderly Lynching by Frederick Allen Pdf

The deadliest campaign of vigilante justice in American history erupted in the Rocky Mountains during the Civil War when a private army hanged twenty-one troublemakers. Hailed as great heroes at the time, the Montana vigilantes are still revered as founding fathers. Combing through original sources, including eye-witness accounts never before published, Frederick Allen concludes that the vigilantes were justified in their early actions, as they fought violent crime in a remote corner beyond the reach of government. But Allen has uncovered evidence that the vigilantes refused to disband after territorial courts were in place. Remaining active for six years, they lynched more than fifty men without trials. Reliance on mob rule in Montana became so ingrained that in 1883, a Helena newspaper editor advocated a return to “decent, orderly lynching” as a legitimate tool of social control. Allen’s sharply drawn characters, illustrated by dozens of photographs, are woven into a masterfully written narrative that will change textbook accounts of Montana’s early days—and challenge our thinking on the essence of justice.

Author : John Bradbury
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781625852458

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Frontier History Along Idaho's Clearwater River by John Bradbury Pdf

The Clearwater River runs deep through northern Idaho's history. The Nez Perce tribe made its home along the river. Lewis and Clark's journey west took them through the Clearwater. In fact, the Nez Perce made the expedition's voyage from the Clearwater River to the Pacific Ocean possible by teaching them how to make dugout canoes from ponderosa pine logs. Fur traders like John Jacob Astor and William Ashley financed the first American commercial activity on the river, bringing trappers to the area and paving the way for the Oregon Trail. Later came the first gold rush, the Nez Perce war, statehood, homesteaders and the beginning of the logging industry. Join author John Bradbury as he recounts a time when native tribes, explorers, trappers, preachers, miners and lumberjacks made a life along the Clearwater, establishing the area for future generations.