Death Rides the Pecos
Author : Davis Dresser
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Page : 249 pages
File Size : 35,47 MB
Release : 1940
Category : Cowboys
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Author : Davis Dresser
Publisher :
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 35,47 MB
Release : 1940
Category : Cowboys
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Author : Brett Halliday
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 38,56 MB
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1504025342
On the road to easy living, Twister and Chuckaluck ride straight into a heapin’ mess of mystery and intrigue Twister Malone and Chuckaluck Thompson can’t catch a break. These two wisecracking friends—the first lean and clever, the second stout and tough—have ridden together from the Rocky Mountains to the deserts of West Texas. All they want is a trail to follow straight through to Mexico, where a ranching job offers honest work, peace, and quiet. But no matter how fast they ride, trouble keeps hot on their heels. A gunshot breaks the silence of the lonely wagon road. By the time Twister and Chuckaluck reach the corpse, the killer is long gone. In the victim’s pocket they find a letter from a woman begging for help, a woman whose savior now lies dead in the alkali dust. Twister and Chuckaluck have no choice but to take up his mission—even if it means facing down the quickest draw they’ve ever been up against. Death Rides the Pecos is the 2nd book in the Twister and Chuckaluck Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
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Page : pages
File Size : 17,5 MB
Release : 2021-12-31
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ISBN : 9781636477138
(L) Did you ever wonder how Death Valley was formed? We have Pecos Bill to thank. When Bill was young, he became a cowboy. He had some fine skills. Find out how those skills helped form Death Valley.
Author : Jackson Cole
Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 40,63 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780708906026
Peril rides the Pecos: Ranger Jim Hatfield rode into Culbertson County and discovered hell on earth. The giant Ranger faced the showdown of his life-- a single-handed battle against the deadliest pack of killers ever to ride the Texas range.
Author : Cy JAMES (pseud.)
Publisher :
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 41,14 MB
Release : 1964
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Author : James Cloyd Bowman
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,77 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 1590172248
Relates some of the legends of Pecos Bill, from the moment he bounced out of his family's covered wagon to the day his long-lost brother appears and explains that Bill is not like the coyotes that have raised him.
Author : William W. Johnstone
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,24 MB
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0786043814
Once upon a time in the Old West, Slash and Pecos were two of the wiliest robbers this side of the Rio Grande. Now they’re fighting three of the nastiest killers this side of Hell. . . . Johnstone Country. Where Two Guns Kill Better Than One. Not many men get a second chance at life. But thanks to a chief U.S. marshal who needs their help, the bank-robbing duo of Jimmy “Slash” Braddock and Melvin “Pecos Kid” Baker are on the right side of the law. As unofficial marshals, they’ve agreed to pick up three prisoners from a Milestown jail and escort them to Denver. Sounds easy enough—until they learn the prisoners are an unholy trio of sadistic cutthroat killers known as Talon, “Hellraisin’” Frank, and the Sioux called Black Pot. And they’ve managed to escape before Slash and Pecos even show up . . . The three convicts have turned Milestown into their own savage slayground. Drinking, killing, ravaging—and worse—they’re painting the town red with blood and burning it to the ground. Slash and Pecos manage to stop them in a nick of time. But getting these three to Denver is another story—because the trio’s leader has offered a thousand-dollar bounty to anyone who can kill Slash and Pecos. This is going to be one wicked ride that Slash and Pecos will never forget—if they live to tell about it . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Author : Christopher R. Fee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1842 pages
File Size : 18,97 MB
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Social Science
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A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.
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Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,84 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Editions
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Author : Margaret DuBois
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 26,64 MB
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1312849681
The economy didn't go through the Great Depression - people did. Margaret DuBois grew up in a period of historic deprivation. Her family had to retreat to her grandparents' Ozark farm to survive. The farm patriarch, her grandfather, was an orator - a minister who had once served as a State Legislator. Their home-life differed from most similarly-situated Ozark families in its focus on spiritual duties and the love of learning. Books lined their shelves. Political bombast and pious sermon occupied their dinners. They didn't get up pre-dawn as most farm families did. Hard times drew out the best and worst of human character. As she watched her family cope with all manner of human failing, and unremitting rotten luck, Margaret saw that people are complex and rife with contradictions. In her family's composure through bitter disappointments she saw a strength of character worthy of remembrance. And on that rocky ground where the DuBois family held fast, she hatched her dreams.