John Hance : the life, lies, and legend of Grand Canyon's greatest storyteller / by Shane Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Shane, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hance, John, 1840-1919.

Hance, John.

Storytellers--Arizona--Grand Canyon--Biography.

Storytellers.

Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Biography.

Grand Canyon (Ariz.).

Arizona--Grand Canyon.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Introduction: "An Old Acquaintance of Mine" p. 1

2 Beginnings: "Chinamen Eating Rice with Their Chopsticks" p. 9

3 A Salted Fish: "They Knocked the Wax Out'en Us" p. 18

4 Across the Plains: "Water You Could Shake Like a Blanket" p. 28

5 Apacheria: "Eighty Dollars for Boulders" p. 41

6 The Sutler's Store: "Al Sieber, John Hance, and Mr. McInernay" p. 55

7 First Locator: "A Genuine Old-Fashioned Pioneer" p. 72

8 Glendale Springs: "Over the Falls at Midnight" p. 94

9 Prospector and Miner: "Millions of Tons of Ore in Sight" p. 112

10 Sow Belly and Beans: "Ther Gravitation Was Peeterfied" p. 133

11 The Greatest Liar on Earth: "It Was Plain as Day How It All Happened" p. 155

12 Tempest in a Teapot: "Brant and His Mob Are to Blame" p. 169

13 One Man's Legacy: All Fact and Mostly Fiction p. 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 14, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Murphy, Shane. John Hance

ISBN:

9781607817543

1607817543

Publisher Number:

40030144130

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.