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A Fate Worse than DeathIndian Captivities in the West 1830-1885 $24.95 ISBN 978-0-87004-451-9 Caxton Press Gregory and Susan Michno Gregory and Susan Michno spent years collecting, sorting and checking facts from scores of military and newspaper reports, family histories and interviews with people captured by Indians. This book, the result of that research, is the most extensive collection ever assembled of what it was like to be an Indian captive in the West. Covering captivities in virtually all regions of the West, with special emphasis on Texas, A Fate Worse Than Death is both a record of human brutality and a testament to the durability of the human spirit. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 552 pages, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Deadliest Woman in the West Mother Nature on the Prairies and Plains 1800-1900 $18.95 ISBN 0-87004-455-9 Caxton Press Rod Beemer The destruction wrought on the Gulf Coast in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina increased public awarness that there are natural forces that still are beyond the control of modern technology. But the battle between man and the elements is nothing new. Between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains lies the Great Plains corridor, unique to the world’s topography and weather patterns. Upon this huge stage, particularly during the 19 century, was played out some of the planet’s most intense weather events. Earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, fires, lightning, droughts and hurricaines tested the mettle of both native and newcomer. This is the story of encounters with Mother Nature on America's prairies and plains. 6x9, paper, 400 pages, maps, photos, index, bibliography. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Rotting Face: Smallpox and the American Indian
$24.95 ISBN 0-87004-419-2 Caxton Press R.G. Robertson R.G. Robertson tells the story of the smallpox epidemic of 1837-1838 that forever changed the political and social structure of the Northern Plains Indian tribes. Before it ran out of human fuel, "Rotting Face," as it was called by natives, claimed an estimated 20,000 people. The epidemic did more damage in one year than all the military expeditions sent against the American Indian before or since. 6x9, hardcover, 350 pages, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tales of 19th Century Omaha$16.95 ISBN: 0-87004-398-6 Caxton Press By David Bristow. Most folks consider Omaha, Nebraska a quiet, laid-back city in America’s heartland. It wasn’t always that way. In the nineteenth century, the town had a different sort of reputation. Despite the bad press Omaha received in the early days, scores of settlers, bullwhackers, gamblers, politicians, prostitutes and confidence men saw the future in it. And somehow, in spite of itself, Omaha, grew from a speculative scheme in 1854 to a booming city by the turn of the century. Along the way, there were scores of great stories, many of which David L. Bristow includes in A Dirty, Wicked Town. All the stories are true—they only read like fiction. 6x9, paperback, 320 pages, photos [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Blood at Sand Creek: The Massacre Revisited $8.95 ISBN 0-87004-361-7 Caxton Press Bob Scott The dust at Sand Creek settled long ago; blood spilled there no longer stains the ground. But echoes of rifle shots, death cries of the slain, accusations, and slander reverberate yet-150 years later. What really happened? Were the Native Americans hapless victims or aggressive fighters? How did the Civil War influence hostilities on the plains? Was John Chivington a ruthless murderer or a political scapegoat? Blood at Sand Creek reaches conclusions that will surprise some. Using rare documents, affidavits, and military records, historian Bob Scott reexamines the battle. Its drama and intrigue unfolds. The leading characters live again in these pages, inviting you to find truth amid tragedy in the Blood at Sand Creek.. 6x9, paperback, illustrations, bibliography, index, 214 pages. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Deadly Days in Kansas $14.95 ISBN 0-87004-379-x Caxton Press Wayne C. Lee Wayne C. Lee describes the early days in the Jayhawk State - when tempers were quick, life was cheap and often it was tough to tell the good guys from the bad. Meet the legends of Dodge City and Abilene: • Bill Hickock • Clay Allison The Earp brothers and Tom Smith. • Read about Neb, "the Devil's Own" and Jes-so, the dwarf, two colorful characters who kept life interesting in the end-of-track town of Sheridan. Deadly Days in Kansas details more than sixty incidents that occurred between 1843 and 1932, illustrated with nearly 100 photos. Wayne Lee has devoted his writing career to documenting frontier life on the Great Plains. Deadly Days in Kansas is a must addition to the library of anyone interested in the early history of that state. 8½ x 11, paper. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Massacre Along the Medicine RoadCaxton Press Ronald Becher In August, 1864, Sioux and Cheyenne warriors swept down on the California-Oregon Trail, virtually shutting down that vital transcontinental route. The raids along the Platte and Little Blue Rivers are cited by historians as one of the causes of the infamous Sand Creek Massacre, later that year. Sand Creek, where Colorado Volunteers attacked a Cheyenne camp, killing men, women and children, is well documented. However, few details of the Nebraska attacks on settlers have been published. Ronald Becher, a Nebraska native, spent seven years researching Massacre Along the Medicine Road. He profiles many of the people who lived and worked along the trail painting a graphic picture of what happened to families and individuals--and how those tragic events forever changed the survivors. 6x9, 500 pages, 40 photos, 8 maps. Available in paper ($22.96) and hardcover ($32.95). Massacre Along the Medicine Road $22.95 [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Oregon Trail, Yesterday and Today(Revised Edition) $12.95 ISBN 0-87004-319-6 Caxton Press William E. Hill Hill's book is a concise and interesting explanation of what the Oregon Trail was really like. He has blended history, maps, guides, diaries/journals, and old drawings with his contemporary photographs and experiences. Revised in 2000 to include information on new visitors' centers. 6 x 9, paperback, 169 illustrations, end map, 230 pages, bibliography, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Plain Enemies:Best True Stories of the Frontier West $14.95 ISBN 0-87004-364-1 Caxton Press Bob Scott The four decades between 1830-76 comprised an era of Western expansion in North America. The US government encouraged its patriots to civilize the great untamed wilderness from the Ohio Valley to the Pacific. Natives, realizing the flood of immigrants would change their way of life, resisted. Plain Enemies covers one of the most exciting and violent periods of American history. Herein are stories of faith and fear, heroism and horror, strength and stupidity, love and hatred. The author discovered evil walking in both boots and moccasins, and commendable human qualities dwelling in forts, soddies-and tepee villages, as well. 6x9, paperback, illustrations, maps, 312 pages, bibliography, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Medicine Bows$13.95 ISBN 0-87004-415-x Caxton Press Scott Thybony and Robert and Elizabeth Rosenberg Escape from the pressures of the twenty-first century with a literary visit to the high country of southeaster Wyoming. The Medicine Bows tells the 8,500-year story of a mountainous region rich in the history of the Plains Indians, mountain men, tie hacks, and early forest rangers. The Medicine Bow region provides an escape to a place the early explorers and mountaim men might still recognize--a repository of silence, natural beauty, and history. 5½ x 8¼, paperback, 200 pages, photos, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Bad Men & Bad Towns $14.95 ISBN 0-87004-349-8 Caxton Press Wayne C. Lee Wayne Lee, a master storyteller, chronicles the violent events from 1823 to 1925 in Nebraska. He writes of the Indian conflicts, and later, the crime that disturbed the peace on the prairie. Heavily illustrated, Bad Men produces an unusual portrait of the territorial early days of a state now vital to America's bread basket! 8½ x 11, paperback, illustrated, indexed, 180 pages. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Wild Towns of Nebraska$17.95 ISBN-13: 978-0-87004-325-3 Caxton Press Wayne C. Lee Nebraska's early towns were wild and woolly, and Wayne Lee's book features ten of them. Lee describes the lawmen, desperadoes, vigilantes, and killers. He tells the stories of the men and women who lived with the violence running rampant around them. 8.5 x 11, 147 pages illustrations, bibliography, index, paper, $14.95 [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Trails of the Smoky Hill$17.95 ISBN-13: 978-0-87004-276-8 Caxton Press Wayne C. Lee and Howard C. Raynesford Kansas' Smoky Hill River is actually a shortcut between the Missouri River and Denver. The area was coveted by white men for their new stage lines, and Indians for the abundant buffalo. Most of the colorful characters of the day passed through here. This is the story of the conflict that resulted when two cultures clashed. 8.5 x 11, 235 pages, illustrations, maps, footnotes, index. paper, $12.95 [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
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