From slaughters, shootouts, and massacres to maulings, lynchings, and natural disasters, Cowboys, Mountain Men, and Grizzly Bears cuts to the chase of what draws people to the history and literature of the Wild West. Matthew P. Mayo, noted author of Western novels, takes the fifty wildest episodes in the regionâs history and presents them in one action-packed volume. Set on the plains, mountains, and deserts of the West, and arranged chronologically, they capture all the mystique and allure of that special time and place in Americaâs history. Read about: John Colterâs harrowing escape from the Blackfeet Hugh Glassâs six-week crawl to civilization after a grizzly attack Janette Rikerâs brutal winter in the Rockies John Wesley Powellâs treacherous run through the rapids of the Grand Canyon The Earp Brothersâ hot-tempered gun battle at Tombstone General Custerâs ill-advised final clash with the Sioux
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