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Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: They sang together in the Methodist church choir, their daughters were best friends, and their husbands had good jobs working for technology companies in the north Dallas suburbs known as Silicon Prairie. But beneath the placid surface of their seemingly perfect lives, both women simmered with unspoken frustrations and unanswered desires. On a hot summer day in 1980, the secret passions and jealousies...
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St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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Andrea Yates, a suburban Houston mother of five, horrified the nation on June 20, 2001, when she dialed 911 and said, "I killed my children." While her husband Rusty, a NASA engineer, was at work, Andrea filled the family bathtub with water and systematically drowned their children, ages six months to seven years. As her eldest child lay lifeless in the bathtub and the bodies of her four youngest rested in her bed, Andrea, a devoted Christian wife...
5) Son of the Old West: the odyssey of Charlie Siringo: cowboy, detective, writer of the wild frontier
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Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"An epic account of the Old West and a vivid portrait of the outsized life of cowboy, detective, and chronicler Charlie Siringo. No figure in the Old West lived or influenced its legacy more fully than Charlie Siringo. Born in Matagorda, Texas, in 1855, Charlie went on his first cattle drive at age 11 and spent two decades living his boyhood dream as a cowboy. As the dangerous, lucrative "beeves" business boomed, Siringo drove longhorn steers north...
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Yale University Press; [etc., etc.]
Pub. Date
1925
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English
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"Six Years With The Texas Rangers, 1875-1881" by James B. Gillett is a riveting firsthand account of life on the frontier, offering an authentic glimpse into the rugged and perilous existence of the Texas Rangers during one of the most turbulent periods in American history. This 1963 Yale University edition brings Gillett's captivating memoir to a new generation of readers, preserving the vivid details and dramatic narratives of his six years of service.
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TOPICS Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
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Head out to the wild West and find out the real story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and meet some of the greatest lawmen the world has ever known, The Texas Rangers. Then sit back and enjoy Buffalo Bill's unique brand of entertainment, and learn the truth about the larger-than-life William F. Cody. Finally, see what it's like to live the life of a real modern cowboy!
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A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Join host Kenny Rogers as The History Channel brings to life the most legendary cowboys and notorious outlaws of America s western frontier. Then get ready to draw, draw the line, that is, between the facts and fictions about the most fabled men from this bygone era. Included are Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok, Legendary Cowboys and Law From Behind The Tin Star, The James Gang and The Texas Rangers, Outlaws: The Ten Most Wanted and The Guns That...
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