Boessenecker, John,
Shotguns and stagecoaches the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west Brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west John Boessenecker. - Large print edition. - Farmington Hills, Mich Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2018 - 621 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Unabridged.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-618).
Well Fargo's pioneer messenger: Pilsbury "Chips" Hodgkins -- The first Wells Fargo detective: Henry Johnson -- From first stage driver to shotgun messenger: Henry C. Ward -- Twelve-gauge justice: Daniel C. Gay -- From Pony Express to Wells Fargo: "Shotgun Jimmy" Brown -- The rifleman: Steve Venard -- A shotgun messenger in old Montana: John X. Beidler -- "Honest, faithful & Brave": Eugene Blair -- Chief Special Officer: James B. Hume -- Riverman, expressman: Andy Hall -- The man who captured Black Bart: Harry N. Morse -- True grit: Mike Tovey -- Vigilante vengeance: Buck Montgomery -- Double-barreled death: Billy Hendricks -- "I ain't afraid of any man": Aaron Y. Ross -- Train robbers' nemesis: John N. Thacker -- "Die, damn you!": J. Ernest Smith -- Shotguns and dynamite: Charles F. Charles -- "Send a coffin and a doctor": Jeff Milton -- Fighting wages: David Trousdale -- Epilogue: A legacy squandered. Part one: The Gold Rush era. Part two: The stage robbery era. Part three: The train robbery era.
"The phrase "riding shotgun" was no game to the men who guarded Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains in the Western frontier. Armed with sawed-off, double-barreled shotguns and an occasional revolver, these men guarded valuable cargo through lawless terrain--battling colorful thieves, vicious highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives. Wells Fargo always had courageous men to protect its treasure, and their bravery and ingenuity make this book a thrilling read."--
9781432857509 1432857509
2018045048
Wells, Fargo & Company--Employees--Biography.
1800-1899
Stagecoaches--History.--West (U.S.)
Coaching (Transportation)--History.--West (U.S.)
Stagecoach robberies--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.
Employees.
West (U.S.)--Biography.
HE5903.W5 / B64 2018b
388.341092278 Boe 62
Shotguns and stagecoaches the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west Brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the wild west John Boessenecker. - Large print edition. - Farmington Hills, Mich Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2018 - 621 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Unabridged.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-618).
Well Fargo's pioneer messenger: Pilsbury "Chips" Hodgkins -- The first Wells Fargo detective: Henry Johnson -- From first stage driver to shotgun messenger: Henry C. Ward -- Twelve-gauge justice: Daniel C. Gay -- From Pony Express to Wells Fargo: "Shotgun Jimmy" Brown -- The rifleman: Steve Venard -- A shotgun messenger in old Montana: John X. Beidler -- "Honest, faithful & Brave": Eugene Blair -- Chief Special Officer: James B. Hume -- Riverman, expressman: Andy Hall -- The man who captured Black Bart: Harry N. Morse -- True grit: Mike Tovey -- Vigilante vengeance: Buck Montgomery -- Double-barreled death: Billy Hendricks -- "I ain't afraid of any man": Aaron Y. Ross -- Train robbers' nemesis: John N. Thacker -- "Die, damn you!": J. Ernest Smith -- Shotguns and dynamite: Charles F. Charles -- "Send a coffin and a doctor": Jeff Milton -- Fighting wages: David Trousdale -- Epilogue: A legacy squandered. Part one: The Gold Rush era. Part two: The stage robbery era. Part three: The train robbery era.
"The phrase "riding shotgun" was no game to the men who guarded Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains in the Western frontier. Armed with sawed-off, double-barreled shotguns and an occasional revolver, these men guarded valuable cargo through lawless terrain--battling colorful thieves, vicious highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives. Wells Fargo always had courageous men to protect its treasure, and their bravery and ingenuity make this book a thrilling read."--
9781432857509 1432857509
2018045048
Wells, Fargo & Company--Employees--Biography.
1800-1899
Stagecoaches--History.--West (U.S.)
Coaching (Transportation)--History.--West (U.S.)
Stagecoach robberies--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.
Employees.
West (U.S.)--Biography.
HE5903.W5 / B64 2018b
388.341092278 Boe 62