Manhunts and Massacres (Wild West)

History

Banks, Leo W.

Americas

Arizona Highways

Western Americana. In near fine condition, clean and unmarked. Tightly bound.

Tombstone Chronicles: Tough Folks, Wild Times (Wild West Collection, Volume 5)

Fontana, Bernard L.

Dedera, Don

Bell, Bob Boze

Aleshire, Peter

Smith, Dean

Baisden, Cheryl

Winter, Larry

Tough enough to walk barefoot through miles of desert and cactus forest. Strong enough to fell a man with a jaw-crunching blow. Wily enough to con the U.S. Army. 
Even if you know all of the buffalo hunters, lawmen, rustlers, and warriors, you've missed the Old West's full excitement until you meet the unique women who plunged into the harsh unknown -- mad Mollie Monroe on her quest for revenge, Sara Bowman and her gigantic strength, daring Pauline Cushman behind the lines as a spy. 
Life was a struggle under extremes sometimes hard to imagine. Yet these are not fictionalized stories, but the gripping reality of tough women out West. They fought for a place in the hostile wilderness, charmed their way through war zones, and commandeered arduous rescue missions. These survivors didn't buckle when disaster struck, and disaster struck often. 
Stalwart Women contains 15 stories full of danger and adventure. Start in the middle or read them all straight through, you'll find that each chapter stands alone as a riveting portrait of gutsy endurance.

Stalwart Women: Frontier Stories of Indomitable Spirit (Wild West Collection, V. 6)

In the 130 years since John Wesley Powell first navigated the rampaging Colorado River through Grand Canyon, numerous adventurous souls have responded to the Canyon's call. Now, in stories spanning two centuries, historian Leo Banks delves into the characters of myth and legend, while writer/naturalist Craig Childs explores contempory issues through sketches of the people who live and work in the West's most recognizable natural wonder. 
Every chapter is illustrated with at least one black and white photograph -- some are seldom-seen historical photos, others picture personalities who live and work in the Canyon now. A 15-page Grand Canyon "family album" acquaints readers with some of the interesting people who have been drawn to the Canyon through the years -- from Douglas Fairbanks to Barry Goldwater to the Harvey Girls. 
Other books have examined the Grand Canyon as a natural wonder. This book tells the stories of how the grandest of canyons has worked its wonder on people. Grand Canyon Stories is indispensable reading for anyone interested in Grand Canyon history and issues.

Grand Canyon Stories: Then & Now

Travel

Childs, Craig

United States

Book by Michael M. Hickey, Banks, Leo W., Lapidus, Richard

The Death Of Warren Baxter Earp, A Closer Look

Politics & Social Sciences

Lapidus, Richard

Michael M. Hickey

Social Sciences

Talei Pub

"Banks' strong noir debut will remind many of early Joe Lansdale. Smart dialogue helps propel the tight plot." Publishers Weekly After fastball phenom Prospero Stark’s baseball career craters in a Mexican jail, he retreats to a trailer park in the scorching Arizona desert. He lives in peaceful anonymity with a collection of colorful outcasts until someone leaves his former catcher’s severed hand on his doorstep. Beautiful, hard-living reporter Roxanne Santa Cruz, who keeps a .380 Colt and a bottle of Chivas in her car, joins Stark to help him uncover his friend’s fate, a dangerous pursuit that pits them against a ruthless gang of drug-dealing killers. MORE PRAISE FOR "DOUBLE WIDE": “'Double Wide' is a rollicking page-turner. As twisted and bumpy as a desert road at night. Leo Banks crafts a fast-paced tale filled with colorful characters. He displays an excellent ear for bitter, cynical dialog and an unsparing eye for desperate characters running on empty. Read it!” –Phoef Sutton, New York Times bestselling author ('Wicked Charms,' 'Curious Minds') and Emmy award winning TV writer ('Cheers,' 'Boston Legal'). “'Double Wide' is classic crime in its best new clothes, Goodis-style grand failure and Chandler’s streetwise knight welded to the same frame and left baking in the Arizona desert until only the essential remains. Great writing line to line, wonderful evocation of place, each sentence edged with grit and humor – here where death is another story’s start-up.” –James Sallis, author of 'Drive' “The book is so good that it’s hard to believe it’s a debut novel. Banks crafted his fast-moving plot expertly. The yarn is exceptionally well-written, Banks’s descriptions of the Arizona desert so vivid that you’ll rush to turn up the air conditioner, his portrayals of his colorful characters so memorable that you’ll find yourself wondering what else those who survived the tale are up to once you finish the last page.” –Bruce DeSilva, Edgar Award winning author

Double Wide (Whip Stark)

Literature & Fiction

Brash Books

Never Stand Between a Cowboy and His Spittoon: Laughs from the Old West Press

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Rattlesnake Blues: Dispatches from a Snakebit Territory

Meet the giant saguaro cactus, native of the Sonoran Desert, which with a few exceptions is the only place in the world where Carnegiea gigantea grows. Sometimes called El Gigante (the giant), the saguaro cactus provides home and food to many desert animals, as well as to peoples of desert tribes. Discover the stages of the saguaro’s long life span and see how it is a protected part of the desert ecology and culture. Color photographs vividly show this cactus at its grandest and most beautiful and at its most vulnerable.

All About Saguaros: Facts/ Lore/ Photos

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

A wildly funny noir masterpiece by Leo Banks, the author of DOUBLE WIDE, a Western Writers of America double Spur award winner for Best First Novel and Best Contemporary Western… and True West Magazine's Best Western Crime Novel of the Year.\nArizona businessman Henry Belmont’s senate campaign is looking good. The cash contributions are rolling in and Mary Rose Cleary, his sexy, young campaign manager and mistress, is happy to handle the flow, as long as she can secretly pocket her cut. Complicating the picture is Henry’s conniving wife Barbara, a fading beauty with a secret criminal past and a deadly agenda. But Mary and Barbara share more than a bed with handsome Henry. They both love guns, money and sex...and know how to use them to get what they want. Now, in the brutal heat of a Phoenix summer, the lives of this scheming trio will collide in a violent explosion of betrayal, greed and murder.\nPraise for Leo W. Banks\n".45-Caliber Perfume, combines murder and greed with a hefty does of dark humor. There is plenty for noir fans to savor, but Banks livens everything with frequent and surprising humor. This is most evident in the dialog, but also finds its way into the description of the settings. It’s a risky mixture – but Banks pulls it off with a deft touch." Bookgasm\n"The writing flows easily, the dialogue is peppered with wry observations, the plot tightly braids its seemingly disparate strands into a fascinating pattern, and the characters zing with life. This intelligent, pleasurable western noir will have readers longing for more." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)\n"Great writing line to line, wonderful evocation of place, each sentence edged with grit and humor" James Sallis, author of Drive\n"Banks writes skillfully and with deep love for the Arizona desert and his characters." NPR

.45 Caliber Perfume

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

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