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Wimmer, Chris.
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Outlaws -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
Peace officers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Wimmer, Chris.
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Outlaws -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
Peace officers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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The
summer
of
1876
:
outlaws
,
lawmen
, and
legends
in the
season
that
defined
the
American
West
/ Chris Wimmer.
by
Wimmer, Chris.
St. Martin's Press, 2023.
Call #:
978.02 W757s
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life --
West
(U.S.)
Outlaws
--
West
(U.S.) -- Biography.
Peace officers --
West
(U.S.) -- Biography.
West
(U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
West
(U.S.) -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250280893 (hc)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xii, 307 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-298) and index.
Summary:
"From the creator of the '
Legends
of the Old
West
' podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narratives of the biggest
legends
in frontier mythology. The
summer
of
1876
was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old
West
. Many individuals who are considered
legends
by modern readers were involved in events that began their notoriety or turned out to be the most famous -- or infamous -- moments of their lives. Those individuals were Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickok, and Jesse James. The
Summer
of
1876
weaves together the timelines of the events that made these men
legends
to demonstrate the overlapping context of their stories and to illustrate the historical importance of that
summer
, all layered with highlights of significant milestones in
1876
: the inaugural baseball
season
of the National League; the final year of President Ulysses S. Grant's embattled administration; the debut of an invention called the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell; the release of Mark Twain's novel 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer;' and many more. Contextualizing these events against the backdrop of the massive 100th anniversary party thrown to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, The
Summer
of
1876
is the ultimate exploration and celebration of the
summer
that
defined
the
West
."--Publisher.
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