Wild West lawmen and outlaws /
Randolph, Ryan P.
Wild West lawmen and outlaws / Ryan P. Randolph. - 1st ed. - New York : PowerKids Press, 2003. - 24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 27 cm. - The library of the westward expansion . - The library of the westward expansion .
Includes index.
Why was the West so wild? -- Honor and the code of the West -- Cattle rustlers and cattle wars -- Bank robbers -- Women outlaws -- Train robbers -- The law of the West -- Local lawmen and the posse -- U.S. marshals, Texas Rangers, and Pinkerton detectives -- The legacy of the Wild West.
Historical photographs and easy-to-understand text help describe what life was like in the American West, discussing cattle rustlers, bank robbers, women outlaws, the honor and code of the West, U.S. Marshals, Texas Rangers, and Pinerton Detectives, and their roles in giving the region its wild reputation.
5.7 Follett Library Resources 3-6 Follett Library Resources
0823962938 (lib. bdg.)
2001005548
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Juvenile literature.
Violence--History--West (U.S.)--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Outlaws--West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Peace officers--West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Peace officers.
Robbers and outlaws.
Peace officers--Biography.
Thieves--Biography.
West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
West (U.S.)--History.
F596 / .R359 2003
978/.02/0922
Wild West lawmen and outlaws / Ryan P. Randolph. - 1st ed. - New York : PowerKids Press, 2003. - 24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 27 cm. - The library of the westward expansion . - The library of the westward expansion .
Includes index.
Why was the West so wild? -- Honor and the code of the West -- Cattle rustlers and cattle wars -- Bank robbers -- Women outlaws -- Train robbers -- The law of the West -- Local lawmen and the posse -- U.S. marshals, Texas Rangers, and Pinkerton detectives -- The legacy of the Wild West.
Historical photographs and easy-to-understand text help describe what life was like in the American West, discussing cattle rustlers, bank robbers, women outlaws, the honor and code of the West, U.S. Marshals, Texas Rangers, and Pinerton Detectives, and their roles in giving the region its wild reputation.
5.7 Follett Library Resources 3-6 Follett Library Resources
0823962938 (lib. bdg.)
2001005548
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Juvenile literature.
Violence--History--West (U.S.)--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Outlaws--West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Peace officers--West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Peace officers.
Robbers and outlaws.
Peace officers--Biography.
Thieves--Biography.
West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
West (U.S.)--History.
F596 / .R359 2003
978/.02/0922