The Chronicles of the Old West - 4 Historical Books Exploring the Wild Past of the American West
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The Chronicles of the Old West - 4 Historical Books Exploring the Wild Past of the American West

Cowboys, Outlaws, and the Opening of the Wild WestBy Emerson Hough
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"The Way to the West" tells the story of the opening of the west, including the accounts of three early Americans Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett and Kit Carson. "The Story of the Cowboy" is a historical book about the cowboy in the American West close to the end of 19th century. "The Story of the Outlaw" is a study of the western desperado, with historical narratives of famous outlaws, the stories of noted border wars, vigilante movements, and armed conflicts on the frontier, including the profiles of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett. "The Passing of the Frontier" explains the part of the frontier in history and what Lewis and Clark came up against when they passed it on their great expedition across the continent. Emerson Hough (1857–1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories, adventure tales and historical novels. His best known works include western novels The Mississippi Bubble and The Covered Wagon, The Young Alaskans series of adventure novels, and historical works The Way to the West and The Story of the Cowboy.

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GenreHistory
Length35 hrs 1 min
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 1, 2017
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Chronicles of the Old West - 4 Historical Books Exploring the Wild Past of the American West (Illustrated)
40III. THE OREGON TRAIL
2INTRODUCTION
41IV. EARLY EXPLORERS OF THE TRANS-MISSOURI
3I. – THE LONG TRAIL
42V. ACROSS THE WATERS
4II. – THE RANCH IN THE SOUTH
43BOOK IV THE WAY ACROSS THE PACIFIC
5III. – THE RANCH IN THE NORTH
44I. THE IRON TRAILS
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6IV. – THE COWBOY'S OUTFIT
45II. THE PATHWAYS OF THE FUTURE
7V. – THE COWBOY'S HORSE
46The Story of the Outlaw a Study of the Western Desperado with Historical Narratives of Famous Outlaws; The Stories of Noted Border Wars; Vigilante Movements and Armed Conflicts on the Frontier
8VI. – MARKS AND BRANDS
47I The Desperado
9VII. – FREE GRASS AND WATER FRONTS
48II The Imitation Desperado
10VIII. – THE DRIVE
49III The Land of the Desperado
11IX. – THE ROUND UP
50IV The Early Outlaw
12X. – DRIFTS AND STAMPEDES
51V The Vigilantes of California
13XI. – A DAY AT THE RANCH
52VI The Outlaw of the Mountains
14XII. –THE COWBOY'S AMUSEMENT
53VII Henry Plummer
15XIII. – SOCIETY IN THE COW COUNTRY
54VIII Boone Helm
16XIV. – THE NESTER
55IX Death Scenes of Desperadoes
17XV. – THE RUSTLER
56X Joseph A. Slade
18XVI. – WARS OF THE RANGE
57XI The Desperado of the Plains
19XVII. – BEEF AND FREEDOM
58XII Wild Bill Hickok
20XVIII. – THE IRON TRAILS
59XIII Frontier Wars
21XIX. – SUNSET ON THE RANGE
60XIV The Lincoln County War
22ADDENDA
61XV The Stevens County War
23The Way of the West: and the Lives of the Three Early American Boone — Crockett — Carson
62XVI Biographies of Bad Men
24BOOK I THE WAY ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES
63XVII The Fight of Buckshot Roberts
25I. THE AMERICAN AX
64XVIII The Man Hunt
26II. THE AMERICAN RIFLE
65XIX Bad Men of Texas
27III. THE AMERICAN BOAT
66XX Modern Bad Men
28IV. THE AMERICAN HORSE
67XXI Bad Men of the Indian Nations
29V. THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS
68XXII Desperadoes of the Cities
30VI. THE MISSISSIPPI, AND INDEPENDENCE
69Chapter I. The Frontier In History
31VII. ORIGIN OF THE PIONEER
70Chapter II. The Range
32VIII. DANIEL BOONE
71Chapter III. The Cattle Trails
33IX. A FRONTIER REPUBLIC
72Chapter IV. The Cowboy
34BOOK II THE WAY TO THE ROCKIES
73Chapter V. The Mines
35I. DAVY CROCKETT
74Chapter VI. The Pathways Of The West
36II. AGAINST THE WATERS
75Chapter VII. The Indian Wars
37BOOK III THE WAY TO THE PACIFIC
76Chapter VIII. The Cattle Kings
38I. KIT CARSON
77Chapter IX. The Homesteader
39II. THE SANTA FÉ TRAIL

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