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On November 20, 1903, Tom Horn was hanged in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the murder of a fourteen-year-old nester boy. Horn-army scout and interpreter for Generals Willcox, Crook, and Miles in the Apache wars, Pinkerton operative, cattle detective, and "King of Cowboys"-was hanged like a common criminal, many think mistakenly. His own account of his life, written while he was in prison and first published in 1904, is not really a vindication, says Dean Krakel in his introduction. "While the appendix is spiked with interesting letters, testimonials, and transcripts, they don’t really add up to anything in the way of an explanation of what really happened." Regardless of Horn’s guilt or innocence, his story, beginning when he was a runaway Missouri farm boy, provides a firsthand look at scout Al Sieber in action, at the military both great and small, at the wily Geronimo, the renegade Natchez, and old Chief Nana of the Apaches. nbsp; nbsp;… (altro)
Some have panned this book as a self-serving autobiography and then proceed to quote it extensively in their own book. I admit to enjoying the book and feel as though I've learned a great deal about a very interesting time -- the Apache Wars and ultimately the surrender of Geronimo -- in the history of the United State.
Tom Horn (1860-1903) had an interesting, albeit short life as an Indian scout, Interpreter (he was fluent in Spanish and Apache), participant in the Spanish-American War, Pinkerton Detective, and ultimately a person found guilty of murder, which lead to him being hanged until death.
The book, written by the author, was penned while he awaited his execution in prison at Cheyenne, Wyoming, is primarily about the time he served as an Indian Scout and Interpreter, roughly 1874-1886.
I obtained my PDF copy of the book on the Internet and was able to download it at no charge. I am very glad to have read it. ( )
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I was born near Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, November 21, 1860 – a troublesome time, to be sure; and anyone born in Missouri is bound to see trouble – so says Bill Nye.
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I then came to Wyoming and went to work for the Swan Land and Cattle Company, since which time everybody else has been more familiar with my life and business than I have been myself. And I think that since my coming here the yellow journal reporters are better equipped to write my history than am I, myself!
On November 20, 1903, Tom Horn was hanged in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the murder of a fourteen-year-old nester boy. Horn-army scout and interpreter for Generals Willcox, Crook, and Miles in the Apache wars, Pinkerton operative, cattle detective, and "King of Cowboys"-was hanged like a common criminal, many think mistakenly. His own account of his life, written while he was in prison and first published in 1904, is not really a vindication, says Dean Krakel in his introduction. "While the appendix is spiked with interesting letters, testimonials, and transcripts, they don’t really add up to anything in the way of an explanation of what really happened." Regardless of Horn’s guilt or innocence, his story, beginning when he was a runaway Missouri farm boy, provides a firsthand look at scout Al Sieber in action, at the military both great and small, at the wily Geronimo, the renegade Natchez, and old Chief Nana of the Apaches. nbsp; nbsp;
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Tom Horn (1860-1903) had an interesting, albeit short life as an Indian scout, Interpreter (he was fluent in Spanish and Apache), participant in the Spanish-American War, Pinkerton Detective, and ultimately a person found guilty of murder, which lead to him being hanged until death.
The book, written by the author, was penned while he awaited his execution in prison at Cheyenne, Wyoming, is primarily about the time he served as an Indian Scout and Interpreter, roughly 1874-1886.
I obtained my PDF copy of the book on the Internet and was able to download it at no charge. I am very glad to have read it. (