Wanted! Wanted Posters of the Old West: Stories Behind the Crimes

Fifer, Barbara; Kidston, Martin

ISBN 10: 156037263X ISBN 13: 9781560372639

Verlag: FARCOUNTRY PR, 2003

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Book by Martin J Kidston Barbara Fifer

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Reseña del editor:

This rare collection of wanted posters from the American West is an historical treasure. In addition to the more than 150 reward notices and wanted posters collected by Sheriff Moe during his tenure as a law enforcement officer are information on the history of wanted posters and the fascinating stories behind the crimes, which include horse theft, safe blowing train robbery, seduction, white slavery, and murder. Posters for notorious bandits such as Jesse James and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are also featured.

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This rare collection of wanted posters from the American West is a historical treasure. The book's nearly 150 original wanted posters, fugitive notices, and Pinkerton Agency circulars are supplemented by fascinated details about the technology of identification, the history of wanted posters, and the stories behind the crimes, which ranged from horse theft, safe blowing, train robbery, seduction, ''white slavery,'' and murder. Posters for notorious bandits such as Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid are also featured.

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• Verlag: FARCOUNTRY PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 156037263X
• ISBN 13: 9781560372639
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 204