The Young Desperados

Author : Bill Brooks
Publisher : Speaking Volumes
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781645406761

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The Young Desperados by Bill Brooks Pdf

Teenagers Albert Sand and Ivory Cade learn of an old friend's murder and decide to earn the money for his burial when fate intervenes in the form of a wealthy banker whose wife was kidnapped by the outlaw killer One-Eye Texas Jack Crowfoot and his gang. The boys see their opportunity to get the banker's reward, return his wife, and earn enough money to bury their old pal, Gus Monroe. To accomplish their goals, they must prove wile and wit while dealing with such as Calamity Jane, Billy the Kid, and savage Indians—sometimes escaping with only the clothes on their back.

Author : Zane Grey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781609773809

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The Shortstop by Zane Grey Pdf

Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier, including the novel Riders of the Purple Sage, his bes selling book. This is one of his stories.

Author : Rich Mole
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781926613956

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Dirty Thirties Desperadoes by Rich Mole Pdf

In October 1935, three Doukhobor farm boys embarked on a violent trail of robbery and murder that stretched from Manitoba to Alberta. By the time the spree ended near Banff, seven people were dead, including the fugitives and four law-enforcement officers. For the next 70 years, these "farm-boy killers" held the distinction of being the RCMP's deadliest adversaries, yet many questions about the shocking case remained unanswered. This gripping narrative reveals surprising new details about the tragic events as it chronicles the disastrous impact of the Great Depression on the young killers and the lawmen who faced them down.

Author : Erin H. Turner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493023295

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Outlaw Tales of the Old West: Fifty True Stories of Desperados, Crooks, Criminals, and Bandits by Erin H. Turner Pdf

This collection of fifty outlaw tales includes well-knowns such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Frank and Jesse James, Belle Starr (and her dad), and Pancho Villa, along with a fair smattering of women, organized crime bosses, smugglers, and of course the usual suspects: highwaymen, bank and train robbers, cattle rustlers, snake-oil salesmen, and horse thieves. Men like Henry Brown and Burt Alvord worked on both sides of the law either at different times of their lives or simultaneously. Clever shyster Soapy Smith and murderer Martin Couk survived by their wits, while the outlaw careers of the dimwitted DeAutremont brothers and bigmouthed Diamondfield Jack were severely limited by their intellect, or lack thereof. Nearly everyone in these pages was motivated by greed, revenge, or a lethal mixture of the two. The most bloodthirsty of the bunch, such as the heartless (and, some might argue, soulless) Annie Cook and trigger-happy Augustine Chacón, surely had evil written into their very DNA.

Author : John H. Ritter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0399246649

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The Desperado who Stole Baseball by John H. Ritter Pdf

In 1881, the scrappy, rough-and-tumble baseball team in a California mining town enlists the help of a quick-witted twelve-year-old orphan and the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid to win a big game against the National League Champion Chicago White Stockings. Prequel to: The boy who saved baseball.

Author : Sam Llewellyn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 014131981X

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Desperado Darlings by Sam Llewellyn Pdf

The Beach of the Thousand Palms beckons with all its tropical splendour, but first the Darlings must sail past the Republic of Nananagua. A hot, smelly dictatorship, with a secret police force of nannies, surrounded by sharks. Sounds like a horrible place to run aground? But the Darlings, of course, are not daunted in the least.

Author : Frederick Schiller Faust
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066371838

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The Smiling Desperado by Frederick Schiller Faust Pdf

Dive into the pages of Frederick Schiller Faust's 'The Smiling Desperado', an enthralling Western novel that follows the journey of a reserved and enigmatic youth on a path of self-discovery. Unjustly accused of train robbery and branded an outlaw, his world is turned upside down as chaos and danger surround him. As he faces a relentless and menacing bully, the quiet young man must summon hidden strength and resilience.

Author : Charlie Small
Publisher : David Fickling Books
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307792907

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Charlie Small 4:The Daredevil Desperados of Destiny by Charlie Small Pdf

The fourth amazing, astonishing, all-action adventure journal of Charlie Small! Having escaped the clutches of the evil Puppet Master, Charlie joins Wild Bob France’s gang, the Daredevil Desperados of Destiny, whose sole aim is to get rid of the outrageous outlaw Horatio Ham and his band of hired gunslingers. Charlie, aka the Lariat Kid, brings down Ham’s posse of gunslingers, takes part in a daring bank raid, is caught up in a ferocious gunfight, lands up in jail, and is about to be sacrificed to the Great Bird of Death. Will Charlie escape? Will Ham be defeated? Only by reading Charlie’s extraordinary diaries will you find out!

Author : Anthony Comstock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : OSU:32435056121080

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Traps for the Young by Anthony Comstock Pdf

Author : Mark W. Koenig
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467154222

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Most Wanted in Brunswick County: The Saga of the Desperado Jesse C. Walker by Mark W. Koenig Pdf

"A roving, shiftless fellow..." That's how the newspapers described Jesse C. Walker, who in 1908 was served with an arrest warrant by Brunswick County sheriff Jackson Stanland, with tragic results. Little did Walker know that he was about to set off on twenty-five years of headline-grabbing exploits. Two murders, two wives, three prison escapes, and thousands of miles of travel across eight states are only the surface of the adventures of this North Carolina desperado. Local author Mark W. Koenig relates the untold saga of a man who rocketed to notoriety in the first years of the twentieth century and found atonement decades later.

Author : Hardesty Victoria,Perez Nancy
Publisher : Publication Consultants
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781594338199

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Desperado by Hardesty Victoria,Perez Nancy Pdf

Desperado was something of a wild child. He explored the territory around his birthplace because there was no lock he couldn't pick. That early exploration would later save lives. Desperado had two loves in his life. One was his 80-year-old owner Hilda. The other was his 14-year-old rider, Todd. His biggest fear was Hilda's children would sell him to a man he despised after her death. Unfortunately an incident occurred that let Desperado prove beyond doubt what he felt in his heart. He ran into danger when all other creatures ran the other way. He ran through fire to protect the ones he loved. He hoped it would be enough to ensure his future with Todd on the land he called home.

Author : Diana Palmer
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459248472

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Desperado by Diana Palmer Pdf

Tough and relentless, Cord Romero lives for the adrenaline rush that comes with being a mercenary for hire. But this time the job is personal. Having barely survived a murder attempt from an elusive enemy, Cord is determined to neutralize his foe—the head of a multinational corporation that fronts a child labor ring. In order to get closer to his target, Cord joins forces with the Lassiter Detective Agency, where he's reunited with his childhood friend Maggie Barton. Maggie is no longer the impressionable young woman he once knew. She is now strong, independent and in charge of her own life—and, professionally, Cord's equal. She has one vulnerability: a tragic secret from her past that threatens her relationship with Cord…and sets her up as a pawn for his deadly enemy. Cord cannot afford to be distracted during the most important case of his life. But Maggie plays an indispensable part in unraveling the links to his enemy's crimes. Forced to trust each other for their very survival, Cord and Maggie embark on a lethal game of cat and mouse that can leave only one winner standing.

Author : Linda Stone
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781644247204

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Desperado by Linda Stone Pdf

This book has come out of my heart. It has been built on the inspiration of Number One. Yes! There really is a Number One. Built on the love he gave in helping me, he has been a true friend. The places that are mentioned are real and the kinds of things Number One and Seventeen dealt with are real. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Author : Rick Miller
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781491717820

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Rube Burrow, Desperado by Rick Miller Pdf

Rube Burrow, Desperado is the factual story of a prolific train robber in the 1880s and 1890s who briefly captured national attention through his daring deeds. His robberies ranged from Texas to Arkansas to Mississippi and Alabama, the state where he was raised. He topped off his criminal career with a cold-blooded murder that triggered a major manhunt. Burrow managed to pull off a number of amazing escapes from his pursuers, finally resulting in the inevitable violent end. Various writers attempted to write about him and his deeds, but often getting the facts wrong. Through diligent research, Rick Miller has laid out the true story from primary sources, correcting the many errors written about Burrow and his cohorts. While Burrow did not achieve the lasting notoriety of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, or Billy the Kid, his story is as exciting and interesting as his outlaw counterparts.

Author : Patrick McCabe
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447231509

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Mondo Desperado by Patrick McCabe Pdf

You wouldn't expect to find a mature woman of twenty-eight years of age mixed up with a bunch of swingers in a small town like Barntrosna. But that's exactly what happened according to Walter Bunyan. And he should know, she was his wife. As for Declan Coyningham - there wasn't a holier boy in all of Barntrosna - you couldn't move in town without finding a bit of him in your path or under a hedge. And what exactly did come over Noreen Tiernan that made her shriek to wake the dead as she left the main street of the village in a Morris Minor all decked in pink and blue? Patrick McCabe's prose is as brilliantly macabre as ever. In scenes of disarming inventiveness, Mondo Desperado will make you howl with laughter from first unnerving page to last.