Wyoming's Outlaw Trail / Mac Blewer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blewer, Mac., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Wyoming--History--19th century.

Crime.

Frontier and pioneer life--Wyoming--Pictorial works.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Outlaws--Wyoming--History--Pictorial works.

Outlaws.

Trails--Wyoming--History--Pictorial works.

Trails.

Wyoming--History--Pictorial works.

Wyoming.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

A historic and folkloric path that meandered from Canada to Mexico, the Outlaw Trail was used by outlaws such as Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and the James brothers. Following existing Western routes such as the Oregon Trail, the highway connected towns and natural hideouts essential for bandits escaping the law. Some in Western communities were sympathetic toward the outlaws. Many, like Cassidy, were seen as Robin Hoods, fighting for common people who were under siege by economic forces, corporate encroachment, and other changes occurring in the Old West. Images of America: Wyoming's Outlaw Trail details the history, folklore, and geography behind some of Wyoming's outlaw towns and hideouts--chief among them the Hole in the Wall and Red Desert. Also highlighted are the deeds of the robbers, lawmen, and ordinary folk who rode those dusty trails during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Contents:

Tough times in Wyoming

Hitting the Owl Hoot

Riders of the Owl Hoot

Politicos and lawmen of outlaw country

The end of the Outlaw Trail

The strange, sad saga of Earl Durand

The changing West

When legend becomes fact.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126) and index.

OCLC:

885210331