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Murder Out Yonder

True Crime Stories from America's Frontier

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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Murder Out Yonder

True Crime Stories from America's Frontier

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

Praised by Kirkus Reviews as "a brisk, colorful, and cleverly recounted selection of ten crimes," this gripping book ventures into rural America to uncover true tales of homicide. From "Death and Times of a Prophet," involving a hypnotic Oregon revivalist known as Joshua the Second, to "Who Called on Sarah Meservey?," an account of the mysterious slaying of a Maine sea captain’s wife, these reports of backwoods bloodletting crackle with suspense. Culprits include Belle Gunness, a lady Bluebeard who dispatched numerous victims; Harry Orchard, a bomber who haunted Colorado mines; conman Harry T. Hayward, America's first documented serial killer; and other cutthroats. Author Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893–1964) worked as a lumberjack, actor, cartoonist, artillery man, and editor. His lively books on American history cover topics as diverse as the timber industry, the Wobblies, Ethan Allen, and eccentrics of the Pacific Northwest. Murder Out Yonder ranges from coast to coast to offer a fascinating variety of real-life crime stories.

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Courier Dover Publications

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0486811859

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9780486811857

The Story of American Railroads

From the Iron Horse to the Diesel Locomotive

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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The Story of American Railroads

From the Iron Horse to the Diesel Locomotive

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

This richly comprehensive history by a self-proclaimed "low-brow" historian features more than 100 photographs and contemporary prints of America's railway system. Stewart H. Holbrook presents a dramatic, highly readable chronicle of the development of the backbone of the country's commerce and industry. Abounding in episodes of ingenuity and achievement, the growth of the railway system required constant improvements in techniques, devices, and machines, from the first wood burner that traveled on wooden rails to modern streamliners and diesel-powered giants. In addition to technological innovations, the colossal enterprise required courage and resolve to battle challenges posed by nature as well as by political maneuvering and corruption. This fascinating survey draws upon many hitherto unknown original sources and new data, in addition to firsthand accounts from hundreds of brakemen, conductors, engineers, and other railroad employees. Sound and authoritative, it constitutes a definitive history of America's railroads.

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532

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Courier Dover Publications

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0486810070

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9780486810072

The Swamp Fox of the Revolution

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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The Swamp Fox of the Revolution

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

A biography of Francis Marion, the American general who organized a guerrilla band to fight the British in South Carolina during the Revolution.

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164

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402757034

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9781402757037

Holy Old Mackinaw

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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Holy Old Mackinaw

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

Holy Old Mackinaw is the rough and lusty story of the American lumberjack at work and at play, from Maine to Oregon. In these modern days timber is harvested by cigarette-smoking married men, whose children go to school in buses, but for nearly three hundred years the logger was a real pioneer who ranged through the forests of many states, steel calks in his boots and ax in his fist, a plug of chew handy, who emerged at intervals into the towns to call on soft ladies and drink hard liquor.

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261

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Epicenter Press

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1941890075

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9781941890073

James J. Hill

A Great Life in Brief

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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James J. Hill

A Great Life in Brief

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder," (1838-1916) was a Canadian-American railroad executive with the Great Northern Railway, responsible for building railways across the northern US. Part visionary, part robber baron, part buccaneer, Stewart Holbrook brings his story to life, in brief, as well as the lives of the other movers and shakers in the railway scene of the times.

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127

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Epicenter Press

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1935347969

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9781935347965

The Columbia

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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The Columbia

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

The Columbia commemorates the disciplining and conversion of a wilderness river from a water passageway to a powerhouse and a source of irrigation. Here is the story of its explorers who came by boat and by foot: the bickering and battles between Hudson's Bay Company and Astor's fur trappers, the settlers that turned politicians to keep the Oregon Territory in the U.S. and to make two states out of it, the coming of steamboats, the potent force of the railways, and later the highways. The Columbia follows the story of the canals, locks, and dams which flooded old landmarks to give new pioneers farm lands and electricity, and the story of the settlement of the Pacific Northwest.

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Epicenter Press

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1935347926

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9781935347927

Little Annie Oakley and Other Rugged People

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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Little Annie Oakley and Other Rugged People

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

From the brick-paved streets of Boston and New England, to the deserts of Arizona, to the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest, beloved author and columnist Stewart Holbrook takes his readers down uncharted paths in a series of delightful pieces. Little Annie Oakley and Other Rugged People is pure Americana that delves into the myths of unhackneyed and motley people, and the places they made famous. Interspersed among character bits are rich historical views of places, the author’s own experiences in logging camps, and enthusiastic sketches of the near-extinct Yankee.

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246

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Epicenter Press

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1935347950

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9781935347958

Holy Old Mackinaw

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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Holy Old Mackinaw

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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1941890075

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Wyatt Earp, U.S. Marshal

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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Wyatt Earp, U.S. Marshal

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

The story of one of the greatest gunfighters of the west.

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194

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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0394903676

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9780394903675

Murder in the Heartland

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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Murder in the Heartland

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10 cases of murder in small towns.

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1566193869

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9781566193863

The Age of the Moguls

By: Stewart Holbrook

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The Age of the Moguls

By: Stewart Holbrook

Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, Ford, Drew, Fisk, Harriman, Du Pont, Morgan, Mellon, Insull, Gould, Frick, Schwab, Swift, Guggenheim, Hearst- these are only a few of the foundation giants that have changed the face of America. They gave living reality to that great golden legend-The American Dream. Most were self-made in the Horatio Alger tradition. Those whose beginnings were blessed with wealth parlayed their inheritances many times through the same methods as their rags-to-riches compatriots: shrewdness, ruthlessness, determination, or a combination of all three. The Age of the Moguls is not overly concerned with the comparative business ethics of these men of money. The best of them made "deals," purchased immunity, and did other things which in 1860, 1880, or even 1900, were considered no more than "smart" by their fellow Americans, but which today would give pause to the most conscientiously dishonest promoter. Holbrook does not pass judgments on matters that have baffled moralists, economists, and historians. He is less concerned with how these men achieved their fortune as much as how they disbursed the funds. Stewart Holbrook has written a brilliant and wholly captivating study of the days when America's great fortunes were built; when futures were unlimited; when tycoons trampled across the land. Few writers today could range backwards and forwards in American history through the last century and a half, and could take their readers to a dozen different sections of the country, or combine the lives of over fifty famous men in such a way as to produce a continuous and exciting narrative of sponsored growth. Leslie Lenkowsky's new introduction adds dimension to this classic study.

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Routledge

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1351486152

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9781351486156

The Story of American Railroads

From the Iron Horse to the Diesel Locomotive

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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From the Iron Horse to the Diesel Locomotive

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Richly comprehensive history, featuring more than 100 photographs and contemporary prints. Involving struggles against nature, corrupt politicians, and other obstacles, the colorful account abounds in tales of ingenuity and colossal achievement.

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Courier Dover Publications

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0486799220

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9780486799223

The Columbia

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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The Columbia

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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1935347926

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Lost Men of American History

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

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Lost Men of American History

By: Stewart H. Holbrook

... Many a worthy American has for one reason or another never been given his just due. A majority of them were mavericks, malcontents, unorthodox thinkers men and women who were going against the wind and the tide. Often they were preposterous. More often they were genuine prophets ahead of their times, perhaps the most lonely sort of people there are. Right or wrong, every last one of them had some influence in forming the character of the American people. It is of them I sing."-- Stewart H. Holbrook.

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1376174820

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9781376174823

Book's by Stewart H. Holbrook

Murder Out Yonder

Murder Out Yonder

The Story of American Railroads

The Story of American Railroads

The Swamp Fox of the Revolution

The Swamp Fox of the Revolution

Holy Old Mackinaw

Holy Old Mackinaw

James J. Hill

James J. Hill

The Columbia

The Columbia

Little Annie Oakley and Other Rugged People

Little Annie Oakley and Other Rugged People

Holy Old Mackinaw

Holy Old Mackinaw

Wyatt Earp, U.S. Marshal

Wyatt Earp, U.S. Marshal

Murder in the Heartland

Murder in the Heartland

The Age of the Moguls

The Age of the Moguls

The Story of American Railroads

The Story of American Railroads

The Columbia

The Columbia

Lost Men of American History

Lost Men of American History

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