Unsolved Mysteries of the Old West
by Jameson, W. C.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-03-01
Publisher(s): Natl Book Network
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Summary
Two subjects continue to fascinate people the Old West and a good mystery. This book explores and examines twenty-one of the Old West's most baffling mysteries, which continue to lure the curious and beg investigation but have eluded experts for decades. Many relate to the death or disappearance of some of the best-known lawmen and outlaws in history: Billy the Kid - Pat Garrett - Albert Jennings Fountain - Johnny RingoBuckskin Frank Leslie - The Catalina Kid - Warren Earp - Pearl HartBelle Starr - Bill Longly - John Wesley Hardin - John Wilkes BoothBlack Bart - Butch Cassidy - Pancho Villa - Etta PlaceOthers involve several mysterious tales and legends of lost mines and buried treasures that have never been recovered.
Author Biography
W.C. Jameson has written over thirty books
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Mysterious "Death" of Billy the Kid | p. 7 |
| Who Killed Pat Garrett? | p. 23 |
| The Mysterious Disappearance of Colonel Albert J. Fountain | p. 33 |
| The Victorio Peak Treasure Mystery | p. 47 |
| The Mysterious Lost Sublett Mine | p. 61 |
| Were There Thunderbirds in Those Days? | p. 71 |
| How Did Johnny Ringo Die? | p. 83 |
| The Multiple Mystery of Warren Earp's Death | p. 93 |
| The Mysterious Disappearance of Buckskin Frank Leslie | p. 99 |
| How Did the Catalina Kid Die? | p. 109 |
| What Happened to Outlaw Bill Smith? | p. 117 |
| Pearl Hart: Female Outlaw | p. 125 |
| Who Killed Belle Starr? | p. 137 |
| Did Bloody Bill Longley Escape the Gallows? | p. 147 |
| Did John Wilkes Booth Die in Texas? | p. 153 |
| The Killing of John Wesley Hardin | p. 167 |
| The Strange Tale of Black Bart, the Poet Robber of California | p. 175 |
| The Return of the Outlaw, Butch Cassidy | p. 185 |
| The Disappearance of Harvey "Kid Curry" Logan | p. 197 |
| The Strange Case of Etta Place | p. 205 |
| The Missing Head of Pancho Villa | p. 217 |
| Selected References | p. 231 |
| Index | p. 235 |
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