| Legends and Lies: Great Mysteries of the American West Contributor(s): Walker, Dale L. (Author), Jakes, John (Foreword by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0312868480 ISBN-13: 9780312868482 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1998 Annotation: A look at some of the West's greatest myths and mysteries by the author of "The Boys of '98". "A colorful, accurate, fast romp through some of the remaining mysteries of what was once the American frontier".--"The Salem Statesman Journal". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 978 |
| LCCN: 98050738 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 70632 Reading Level: 9.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 17.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: All of history is mystery, Dale L. Walker says, and he proves his point in this lively, humorous--and rational--approach to the West's greatest puzzles. Did Davy Crockett, for example, go down swinging Ol' Betsy, defending the ramparts of the Alamo--or was he captured? Who is buried in Jesse James's grave? Was the man Pat Garrett shot that night really Billy the Kid? How did Black Bart, the gentleman bandit, disappear? Did Sacajawea, the famous Bird Woman who scouted for Lewis and Clark, die twice? The possibilities unfold as Walker brings together little-known facts and the elusive connections that shed light on the biggest enigmas of the American West. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jakes, John: - John Jakes is the bestselling author of The Kent Family Chronicles, The North and South Trilogy, and The Crown Family Saga. He lives in South Carolina and Connecticut.Walker, Dale L.: - Born in Illinois, the son of a career army sergeant, Dale L. Walker is a journalism graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso whose many books reflect his varied historical interests: military and Western history, 19th century "Golden Age" journalism, biography, and Jack London studies. Among his books are Januarius Macgahan: The Life and Times of an American War Correspondent; Legends and Lies: Great Mysteries of the American West; The Boys of '98: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders; Bear Flag Rising: The Conquest of California; Pacific Destiny; and Eldorado: The California Gold Rush. He is a four-time winner of the Spur Award from Western Writers of America, the Owen Wister Award for life achievement in the history and literature of the American West, and many other awards, and is a member of the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters. Walker, who lives in El Paso, Texas, with his wife of 43 years, Alice McCord, has been involved in virtually every aspect of the book business. He has served as a university press director, newspaper book page editor, magazine editor, fiction editor for Forge Books, book columnist and reviewer, and has written historical books, magazine articles, and fiction. |