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Wilson Rockwell

Autore di The Utes: A Forgotten People

5 opere 33 membri 2 recensioni

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Wilson Rockwell is a prolific writer of Western Slope history. Many of Rockwell's stories and histories have appeared not only in book form, but also on radio and newspapers and magazines.

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"I was armed with a Winchester rifle of a different caliber and a long-barreled Colt six-shooter, which guns I always carried when making dangerous trips of this kind.
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This memoir by the Gunnison sheriff ‘Doc’ Shores records interesting pieces of Western Colorado history. They captivate the reader with outlaw chases and the ways of the Wild West law from 1880-1930. Written when Doc was more than eighty years old, it didn’t see the light of day until thirty years later thanks to his great niece and the historian Wilson Rockwell.… (altro)
 
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AmronGravett | Apr 11, 2013 |
"In the semi-arid west, where the value of a ranch or the growth of a town is dependent largely on the amount of its available water, westerners have fought over this precious life-blood ever since the area was opened for settlement.
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This is an irresistible collection of 22 true epic tales from western Colorado. This notable Colorado historian retells stories about the infamous cannibal Alfred Packer, Queen Chipeta, amateur bank robbers, and high-speed horse chases.
 
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AmronGravett | Apr 11, 2013 |

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Opere
5
Utenti
33
Popolarità
#421,955
Voto
3.0
Recensioni
2
ISBN
4