Macpherson margaret a (3 Ergebnisse)
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Lone Pine Publishing, Tustin, California, USA, 2002
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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. Sixrth Printing. 238 Pages. No defects noted. Interior text pages flawless. The Wild West was a place where gritty, unshaven, pistol-twirling outlaws, born with a taste for dirt and danger, could leap on a horse or get from a galloping steed onto a speeding train without loss of limb or life.… After the discovery of gold in California and parts north, and the Civil War, the West became home to settlers, gold-seekers and entrepreneurs, as well as highwaymen, killers and outlaws keen to make a quick buck and stay out of reach of the long arm of the law. Read all about the most famous outlaws and the detectives, rangers and lawmen who helped put a stop to them, one way or another: Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and the Wild Bunch, Jack Slade and Henry Plummer dubious lawmen in Montana, Billy the Kid pistol-twirling killer and cattle rustler tracked by Pat Garrett, Tiburcio Vasquez hero of his people in California, John Wesley Hardin the fastest draw in Reconstruction Texas, Jesse James notorious bandit and killer, Sam Bass train robber con man gambler and cowboy, Black Bart gentleman stagecoach robber in California undone by a hankie, Billy Miner the stagecoach and train robber with the twinkling eye, and the Dalton Gang brothers bent on revenge and robbery.
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, January [Jan.] 1929, Vol. LXII, No. 369:
Hichens, Captain W.; Trinkler, Emil; Macdonald Robert M.; Musson, H.P.; Macpherson, Margaret; Schramm, W. Peter; Jefers, Tom; Baker, Ben F.; Newton, A.; "Nemo"; Royal, Ken J.; Luce, Philip Winter; Mossman, Frank; Dickie, Francis
Verlag: The International News Company, New York, 1929
- Softcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, KanadaRareNonFiction, IOBA
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In den WarenkorbSingle Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Africa's Mystery Beasts - Remarkable stories concerning what may be the progeny of prehistoric monsters, several of which appear to be formidable opponents for any hunter; Through the Heart of Afgh…anistan - Part I - Emil Trinkler had exceptional opportunities for travelling in untrodden regions, with photos; The Dancing Dead - A veteran gold-seeker's account of a weird and terrifying experience that befell a party of prospectors in New Guinea, with photo of witch-doctor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part II; "King Kauri" - The Kauri tree is to New Zealand what the oak is to England - article with photos; The Two Sheriffs - A strange murder situation is encountered by a veteran cow-puncher in the wilds of Montana; My Wild Boar - A newcomer to India is warned not to shoot wild pig; "Next Time" - An amusing story from the Yukon country; Lachmee's Vow - A tiger tale from Hindustan; The Sacred White Crow of Yaunghwe - brief article with two photos; The Great Boulder Murder Case - The story of one of the most remarkable murder mysteries in the annals of Australia, with photo and map; Photo of salt prospecting in Cheshire; "Bushman's Luck" - A remarkable story from New Zealand; Out of the Deep - The strange story of a famous schooner that sank off Sable Island, the "graveyard of the Atlantic," to reappear in most dramatic circumstances; Sequel to the "Lost Cabin" Mine Mystery - New information regarding this story which appeared in the September, 1920 issue; Trailing the Beaver-Poachers - Game law enforcer Frank Mossman relates some of his experiences with illegal trappers in the North-west, who often do not hesitate to shoot - with photos; "Baldy Red's" Come-Back - A bootlegger smuggles illicit whisky into the forbidden Northland of Canada. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lower half of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Peddie, T.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Gale, W.J.; Wightman, W.E.; Goss, G.W.; Tresilian, S.; Soper, George; De Walton, John; Wigfull, W.E.; Thompson, Kenneth (illustrator).
The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, October [Oct.] 1927, Vol. LIX, No. 354: Passages with Pachyderms / On Foot Through South America
Mackenzie, Lieut.-Colonel; Carden, Peter; Reid, Capt. C. Lestock; The Countess Guerrini Malmignati; Fitzpatrick, Capt. J.F.J.; Thompson, G.C.; Macpherson, Margaret; Reitz, Colonel Deneys; Dickie, Francis; Macdonald, Alexander; James, Robert; Ingwersen, A.
Verlag: The International News Company, New York, 1927
- Softcover
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In den WarenkorbSingle Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Ning Wo Pays His Debt - The Chinese servant of a Chief of Police in a Malay state settles a score with an enemy who killed his brother; My Sea-Trip - Peter Carden's amusing experience as a 'horsema…n' aboard a cargo-steamer; Photo of a Mariamma goddess in India, used to ward off epidemics; Photo and brief write-up of a marine fruit market in Bangkok, the "Venice of the East"; Passages With Pachyderms - exciting encounters with these great beasts, as told by Captain C. Lestock Reid; Dead Man's Treasure - A consulting engineer for the Cyclops M. and M. Company of Montida USA makes strange discoveries on a prospecting trip; Through Spain in Disguise - Part III - A continuation of the adventures and misadventures of Count and Countess Malmignati who travelled through Spain disguised as wandering Arab beggars, singing and dancing for a living; Zaki and Zomo - The Dog and Pony who both lost their lives while serving Captain J.F.J. Fitzpatrick in battle against the Germans; On Foot Through South America - G.C. Thompson and his two young sons travlled all over South America in search of work for four years; The Tale of the Toheroa - The curious shellfish found only in New Zealand - with photos; On the Trail of the "Thirstland Trekkers" - Part I - Colonel Deneys Reitz describes his exploration of mysterious terra incognita in what was formerly known as German South-West Africa - with many interesting photos; Timothy Murphy's "Donkey" - Great story about a logging donkey-engine at Calfton's logging outfit on Myrtle Island on the British Columbia Coast; The Mine Under the Creek - A brush with death when a mine floods in the Gulf country of Australia; The Chrissie C. Thomey's" Last Voyage - A gallant old Arctic schooner is lost through a most unlikely mischance - with photo; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part V - The amazing voyage of several young men from Shanghai to Copenhagen - article with nice photos. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Holloway, Cyril; Illingworth, L.G.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Cleaver, Reginald; Prater, Ernest; Potts, Leonard; Vedder, S.H.; Soper, G.; York, W.G. (illustrator).
