Shotguns and stagecoaches : the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West /
Collects the true tales of the employees who guarded Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains in the ninteenth century West, detailing stories of thieves, highwaymen and robbers armed with explosives.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Thomas Dunne Books,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. The Gold Rush era
- Wells 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
- Part 2. The stage robbery era
- 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
- Part 3. The train robbery era
- "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.