Helldorado: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite by William M. Breakenridge (English

Description: Helldorado by William M. Breakenridge, Richard Maxwell Brown Offers cinematic images of wagon trains crossing the Great Plains, of Phoenix and Denver emerging from the dust and mud, of Tombstone blazing through a silver bonanza, and of the railroad joining East and West to change history. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "A dry, terse, matter-of-fact book that breathes authenticity."--Frederic F. Van de Water, New York Evening Post Helldorado offers cinematic images of wagon trains crossing the Great Plains, of Phoenix and Denver emerging from the dust and mud, of Tombstone blazing through a silver bonanza, and of the railroad joining East and West to change history. In his memoirs, originally published in 1928, William M. Breakenridge is shown doing about everything an enterprising and vigorous young man could do on the frontier. After leaving Wisconsin at the age of sixteen, he became a teamster, railroader; and lawman in Colorado, Arizona, and elsewhere. He took part in the Sand Creek Massacre, here described from his own point of view. Helldorado heats up in its evocation of early-day Tombstone, where, as deputy sheriff, Breakenridge encountered the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Luke Short, John Ringo, and Buckskin Frank Leslie. In his introduction Richard Maxwell Brown asserts that Breakenridge "flourished in the pioneer era of the gunfight and survived its dangers to grow old and successful in the modern West."Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History at the University of Oregon, Brown is the author of No Duty to Retreat: Violence and Values in American History and Society (1992). Author Biography In his introduction Richard Maxwell Brown asserts that Breakenridge "flourished in the pioneer era of the gunfight and survived its dangers to grow old and successful in the modern West." Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History at the University of Oregon, Brown is the author of No Duty to Retreat: Violence and Values in American History and Society. Details ISBN0803261004 Author Richard Maxwell Brown Short Title HELLDORADO Language English ISBN-10 0803261004 ISBN-13 9780803261006 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1992 Country of Publication United States Edited by Richard Maxwell Brown Birth 1846 Death 1931 Subtitle Bringing the Law to the Mesquite Publisher University of Nebraska Press Illustrations Illus., map DOI 10.1604/9780803261006 UK Release Date 1992-09-01 Imprint Bison Books Place of Publication Nebraska AU Release Date 1992-09-01 NZ Release Date 1992-09-01 US Release Date 1992-09-01 Pages 448 Publication Date 1992-09-01 DEWEY 976.42811 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159846138;

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