Books with author Emerson Hough

Rob McIntyre, John Hardy and Jesse Wilcox are three adventurous young boys from the town of Valdez, Alaska. We follow them through their numerous journeys and exploration trips across the American continent, often with the help of their Uncle Dick.Table of Contents:The Young AlaskansThe Young Alaskans in the RockiesThe Young Alaskans on the TrailYoung Alaskans in the Far NorthThe Young Alaskans on the MissouriEmerson Hough (1857–1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories, adventure tales and historical novels. His best known works include western novels The Mississippi Bubble and The Covered Wagon, The Young Alaskans series of adventure novels, and historical works The Way to the West and The Story of the Cowboy.

In more than 110 years, Emerson Hough's classic work on the desperadoes of the Wild West has never lost its power to excite the reader. Superbly written and researched, this work set the bar for true stories of the west.A friend of Pat Garrett, the sheriff who killed Billy the Kid, Hough spent years in the west and wrote extensively about the frontier. He was also an editor for George Bird Grinnell's "Field and Stream" magazine.From the famous to the not-so-famous, this book is filled with gritty, graphic, and outrageous true tales of a world long gone.This long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

“Though the exploits of Western bad men have been greatly exaggerated in novels and films, many of these guys were pretty nasty characters, killing and stealing without remorse. This 1906 title profiles many of the real baddies and the legendary lawmen who brought them to justice.” -Library Journal “His book is distinguished by a scrupulously careful moderation of statement.” -The New York Times “The pages exhale the smell of blood and hemp. The realism is almost too raw for literature.” -Literary Digest “Historically exact [and] filled with shocks and thrills of no ordinary caliber.” -The Spectator The Desperado—Analysis of His Make-up The Imitation Desperado—The Cheap "Long-Hair"—A Desperado in Appearance, a Coward at Heart The Land of the Desperado—The Frontier of the Old West—The Great Unsettled Regions—The Desperado of the Mountains— The Desperado of the Early Railroad Towns. The Early Outlaw—The Frontier of the Past Century—The Bad Man East of the Mississippi River—The Great Western Land-Pirate, John A. Murrell—The Greatest Slave Insurrection Ever Planned. The Vigilantes of California—The Greatest Vigilante Movement of the World—History of the California "Stranglers" The Outlaw of the Mountains—The Gold Stampedes of the '60's—Armed Bandits of the Mountain Mining Camps. Henry Plummer— The Head of the Robber Band in the Montana Mining Country Boone Helm—A Murderer, Cannibal, and Robber—A Typical Specimen of Absolute Human Depravity. Death Scenes of Desperadoes—How Bad Men Died—The Last Moments of Desperadoes —Utterances of Terror, of Defiance, and of Cowardice. Joseph A. Slade—A Man with a Newspaper Reputation— A Product of Courage Plus Whiskey, and the End of the Product. The Desperado of the Plains—Lawlessness Founded on Loose Methods—The Rustlers of the Cow Country—Excuses for Their Acts—The Approach of the Commercial West. Wild Bill Hickok—The Beau Ideal of the Western Bad Man; Chivalric, Daring, Generous, and Game . Frontier Wars—Armed Conflicts of Bodies of Men on the Frontiers—Political Wars; Town Site Wars; Cattle Wars—Factional Fights. The Lincoln County War—The Bloodiest, Most Dramatic and Most Romantic of all the Border Wars—First Authentic Story Ever Printed of the Bitterest Feud of the Southwest. The Stevens County War—The Bloodiest County Seat War of the West—The Personal Narrative of a Man Who Was Shot and Left for Dead—The Most Expensive United States Court Case Ever Tried. Biographies of Bad Men—Desperadoes of the Deserts—Billy the Kid, Jesse Evans, Joel Fowler, and Others Skilled in the Art of Gun Fighting. The Fight of Buckshot Roberts—Encounter Between a Crippled Ex-Soldier and the Band of Billy the Kid—One Man Against Thirteen. The Man Hunt—The Western Peace Officer, a Quiet Citizen Who Works for a Salary and Risks His Life—The Trade of Man Hunting—Biography of Pat Garrett, a Typical Frontier Sheriff. Bad Men of Texas—The Lone Star State Always a Producer of Fighters—A Long History of Border War—The Death of Ben Thompson. Modern Bad Men—Murder and Robbery as a Profession—The School of Guerrilla Warfare—Butcher Quantrell; the James Brothers; the Younger Brothers. Bad Men of the Indian Nations—A Hotbed of Desperadoes —The Dalton Boys—The Most Desperate Street Fight of the West. Desperadoes of the Cities—Great Cities Now the Most Dangerous Places—City Bad Men's Contempt for Womanhood—Nine Thousand Murders a Year, and Not Two Hundred Punished—The Reasonableness of Lynch Law.