Coyotes and Canaries : Characters Who Made the West Wild and Wonderful!

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ISBN: 9780931271700 | 0931271703
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/1/2002

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Coyotes & Canaries delves into the lives of some of the most intriguing historical figures in Wyoming--indeed in all the West. Author Larry Brown introduces us to such characters as Lou Polk and Dell Burke, soiled doves who not only survived but prospered; Ella "Cattle Kate" Watson who, due to the greed of others, died at the end of a rope; writer Owen Wister; suffragette and historian Grace Raymond Hebard; artist Juan Menchaca; world champion saddle bronc rider Jackson Sundown; Wild West hero "Buffalo Bill" Cody, and many more. Includes chapters on 48 of Wyoming's most colorful and intriguing historic figures. Many photos.

Foreword by Governor Michael J. "Mike" Sullivan	9	(2)
Preface	11	(3)
Author's Note on Sources	14	(3)
1. LOUELLA POLK: A Nose for Trouble	17	(15)
2. CHARLES M. ADAMS: The Masked Rider of Laramie Peak	32	(5)
3. ALLEN T. TRUE: A True Tribute to the West	37	(4)
4. JOHN C. THOMPSON: In Old Wyoming	41	(5)
5. HEART MOUNTAIN INTERNEES: Stitches of Truth	46	(4)
6. FRANK MEANER: "Meanie" Made the Best	50	(4)
7. JUAN MENCHACA: Menchaca Made Miniatures	54	(3)
8. THOMAS MOLESWORTH: Molesworth Furniture, the Best in the West	57	(4)
9. JACKSON SUNDOWN: Earth Left by Setting Sun	61	(4)
10. ELLEN "CATTLE KATE" WATSON: Judge Only after Walking in Her Moccasins	65	(6)
11. TOM HORN: Killing Men Was His Specialty	71	(4)
12. FRANK S. LUSK: Basket of Dreams	75	(4)
13. CHEYENNE INDIANS BASEBALL TEAM: Their Lives Were a Game	79	(4)
14. CHINESE MINERS: There's No Good Time for a Terrible Tale	83	(3)
15. MARTHA WELLNITZ: Quilter Lived in Wyoming Capitol Basement	86	(3)
16. SEWELL NEWHOUSE: Tip Your Topper to the Trappers	89	(3)
17. SHOSHONE CHIEF WASHAKIE: Deer-hide Drama Depicts Daring Deeds	92	(5)
18. JOHN C. COBLE: Shootin' the Bull in the Old Cheyenne Club	97	(4)
19. GRACE RAYMOND HEBARD: A Source and Subject of Wyoming History	101	(5)
20. JOHN A. FEILK: More Than a Cup of History	106	(4)
21. JOSEPH ELAM STIMSON: He Captured the West with His Camera	110	(4)
22. OWEN WISTER: Wister Wrote the West	114	(4)
23. CHARLES E. MILLER: Ice and Water Brought Him Down	118	(26)
24. WYOMING GIRL GUARD: They Stepped in Time	144	(3)
25. GOVERNOR JOHN A. CAMPBELL: Friend of Feminists Everywhere	147	(3)
26. ALEXANDER HAMILTON SWAN: King of the Cattle Barons	150	(4)
27. DR. LILLIAN HEATH: In the Hands of a Healer	154	(6)
28. ROBERT D. MELDRUM: The Fine Art of Murder	160	(4)
29. WILLIAM F. "BUFFALO BILL" CODY: The Legends and Life of an American Hero	164	(5)
30. LUKE VOORHEES: A Grand, Gilt Life	169	(4)
31. VERNA KEYES: A Bison on Her Banner	173	(3)
32. WYOMING'S PALEO-INDIANS: "Spanish Diggings"	176	(3)
33. JAMES WILLIAMS: Escape from the Greybar Hotel	179	(4)
34. FRED ELLS: Sunrise on the Glory Hole	183	(4)
35. FRANCIS S. BRAMMAK: "One-Shot" Brammar	187	(6)
36. JOHN AND LILLIE SHANGRAU: Museum Collection Honors Native Americans	193	(5)
37. "BIG NOSE" GEORGE PAKKOTT: Four Times a Loser	198	(4)
38. PONY EXPRESS RIDERS: Mare Mail	202	(4)
39. EDWIN P. TAYLOR: Cheyenne's "Taylor-made" Fire Department	206	(4)
40. WALT LAMBERTSEN: "Gentlemen, Start Your Bugs"	210	(4)
41. ROSE ECOFFY: "Princess Blue Water," Champion for Her People	214	(5)
42. GOVERNOR MIKE SULLIVAN: A Chat with a Hat	219	(4)
43. ADOLPH METZGER: The Fettermen Fight: The Making of a Myth	223	(4)
44. WILLIAM JEFFERSON HARDIN: Wyoming's First Black Legislator	227	(4)
45. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ESTHER HOBART MORRIS: Caeco Justice in South Pass City	231	(5)
46. BRIGHAM YOUNG AND HIS FOLLOWERS: A Tale of Those on the Mormon Trail	236	(6)
47. WYOMING'S FIRST FAMILIES: Memories of the Historic Governor's Mansion	242	(5)
48. MARY ADA FISHER, AKA DELL BURKE: "Lusty Lady of Lusk"	247	(24)
Index	271

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Coyotes and Canaries : Characters Who Made the West Wild and Wonderful!

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