More Tales Behind the Tombstones: More Deaths and Burials of the Old West's Most Nefarious Outlaws, Notorious Women, and Celebrated Lawmen

by Chris Enss

Overview

More Tales Behind the Tombstones tells the stories behind the deaths (or supposed deaths) and burials of even more of the Old West's most nefarious outlaws, notorious women, and celebrated lawmen. Readers will learn the stories behind these legendary characters and visit the sites of tombs long forgotten while legends have lived on.

Read about the lives (and deaths) of fearless, famous lawmen such as Bass Reeves, Chalk Beeson, Bill Tilghman, and Pat Garrett; learn about the dauntless women who blazed new paths for their sex in medicine, journalism, entertainment, and voting rights; and discover the intriguing facts and myths that continue to circulate about these and other infamous characters long after their grave markers have become worn down or simply lost to time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762796304
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/16/2015
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Chris Enss is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing about characters of the Old West for more than a dozen years. She has penned more than thirty published books on the subject. Her book Object Matrimony: The Risky Business of Mail Order Matchmakingon the Western Frontier (by Globe Pequot Press) won the Elmer Kelton Award for best non-fiction book of 2013. Another recent Enss title, Sam Sixkiller: Frontier Cherokee Lawman (also by Globe Pequot Press), was named Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Enss also has received the Spirit of the West Alive award, cosponsored by the Wild West Gazette, celebrating her efforts to keep the spirit of the Old West alive for future generations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

Judge Roy Bean, d. 1903 1

James Beckwourth, d. 1866 6

Chalk Beeson, d. 1912 10

Elizabeth Blackwell, d. 1910 14

Sister Blandina, d. 1941 18

Nellie Bly, d. 1922 22

Seth Bullock, d. 1919 27

Catde Annie and Little Britches, d. 1978 and? 31

John Chisum, d. 1884 35

Stephen Foster, d. 1864 38

Jessie Fremont, d. 1902 42

Pat Garrett, d. 1908 49

Mary Graves, d. 1891 54

Agnes Lake Hickok, d. 1907 61

Herbert Hoover, d. 1964 66

Sarah Ann Horn, d. 1839 70

Lozen, d. 1890 76

Asa Mercer, d. 1917 84

Annie McIntyre Morrow, d. 1934 90

George Parrott, d. 1881 94

Bass Reeves, d. 1910 98

Kate Rockwell, d. 1957 101

Lillian Russell, d. 1922 109

Ellen Clark Sargent, d. 1911 116

Baby Doe Tabor, d. 1935 124

William Tilghman, d. 1924 142

William Alexander Anderson Wallace, d. 1899 147

Winema, d. 1920 152

Victoria Claflin Woodhull, d. 1927 160

Bibliography 175

About the Author 180