Chickens in the Greenhouse: And Other Wyoming Escapades

History

Guzzo, Sandra

Americas

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Architecture in the Cowboy State, 1849-1940: A Guide

Arts & Photography

Starr, Eileen F.

Architecture

Devils Tower National Monument, the first site designated a national monument in 1906 has drawn to it fascinating people and spawned stories of mythic proportion. This is the only comprehensive history of the awesome rock tower and the people who have been drawn to it. Sitting Bull, Custer, photographer/artist team Jackson and Moran, climbers, adventures, eccentrics they re all here! Chapters include Indian accounts of the landmark s origin, geology, historic exploration, classic climbs, and media events.

Devils Tower: Stories in Stone

Gunderson, Mary Alice

A few things have changed since mountain men like Jim Bridger trapped beaver along the Green River, but many things in Sublette County are still as pristine as when fur trappers, explorers, and Indians were the only inhabitants. Author Robert Rosenberg traces the settlement of this rich historic area which brims with intersting people and stories - trappers, pioneers traveling on historic trails, ranchers, sheepmen, dudes, school marms, tie hacks, and roustabouts. Rosenberg shows how this interesting blend of settlers made Sublette County, Wyoming, the unique area it is today.

Wyoming's Last Frontier, Sublette County, Wyoming: A Settlement History

Rosenberg, Robert G.

The lynching of Ellen Watson and Jim Averell by six prominent and politically powerful Wyoming cattlemen rocked the nation in July 1889. Newspapers immediately proclaimed that Ellen Watson (erroneously called Cattle Kate) and Jim Averell were rustlers, that Watson was a prostitute and Averell was a pimp. After over twenty years of research, George Hufsmith has challenged those assumptions with documented historic accounts and with newly-unearthed evidence. In this book, Hufsmith sets the scene: a region settled by cattle barons who ran vast herds of cattle on public domain land, the Cheyenne Club whose opulence rivaled anything found in European aristocratic clubs, and the devastating Blizzard of 1885-86. He introduces the cast of characters: Averell, a hardworking, well-spoken homesteader who challenged the cattle barons in a letter to the editor; Watson, who filed a homestead claim on land already used as a hay meadow by a prominent rancher; and the lynchers, men who made a fortune on the land and resented the intruding settlers. Then Hufsmith reveals the action he tells us what really happened on that summer day in Sweetwater County. Were Watson and Averell rustlers? Was there a real Cattle Kate and who was she? What happened to the witnesses who disappeared before the Grand Jury hearings? Who were the lynchers and what became of them? Were Watson and Averell married? Hufsmith reveals all the known evidence and raises new questions.

The Wyoming Lynching of Cattle Kate, 1889

Hufsmith, George W.

Beyond the Far Ridge: Pioneering in the Rocky Mountain High Country

Biographies & Memoirs

McGough, Edward Mark

Regional U.S.

The lynching of Ellen Watson and Jim Averell by six prominent and politically powerful Wyoming cattlemen rocked the nation in July 1889. Newspapers immediately proclaimed that Ellen Watson (erroneously called Cattle Kate) and Jim Averell were rustlers, that Watson was a prostitute and Averell was a pimp. After over twenty years of research, George Hufsmith has challenged those assumptions with documented historic accounts and with newly-unearthed evidence. In this book, Hufsmith sets the scene: a region settled by cattle barons who ran vast herds of cattle on public domain land, the Cheyenne Club whose opulence rivaled anything found in European aristocratic clubs, and the devastating Blizzard of 1885-86. He introduces the cast of characters: Averell, a hardworking, well-spoken homesteader who challenged the cattle barons in a letter to the editor; Watson, who filed a homestead claim on land already used as a hay meadow by a prominent rancher; and the lynchers, men who made a fortune on the land and resented the intruding settlers. Then Hufsmith reveals the action he tells us what really happened on that summer day in Sweetwater County. Were Watson and Averell rustlers? Was there a real Cattle Kate and who was she? What happened to the witnesses who disappeared before the Grand Jury hearings? Who were the lynchers and what became of them? Were Watson and Averell married?

Peggy Simson Curry has long been recognized as one of the West s most accomplished and respected writers. She drew deeply on firsthand experiences with ranching, putting up hay, life in the oil fields, observing nature, and exploring the outdoors.Her memorable short stories, many set on Wyoming and Colorado ranches, originally appeared in magazines during the heyday of short stories in the 1950s-60s. Now they are available in book form. This collection includes two Spur winners and stories from Saturday Evening Post, Boy s Life and other magazines.

Landmarked: Stories of Peggy Simson Curry

Literature & Fiction

Peggy Simson, Curry

United States

We drove all the way across Wyoming last summer. There s nothing there. Often people who say this have driven through Wyoming via Interstate 80. The disgruntled tourist have two complaints monotony and desolation. More that Meets the Eye makes traveling across southern Wyoming fun, whether by car, bus, bicycle, or armchair. If you get bored with the Interstate you can take an alternate looping route, including a national scenic byway. If you stay on I-80, you can see archaeological digs, dinosaur fossils, wild horses, antelope, and a lot of other sights you can t find just anywhere. But you won t come upon many tourist traps: No chicken feathers or tomahawks, to quote anthropologist Chuck Reher. People give places life. More that Meets the Eye focuses on Wyoming people who live and work along I-80: miners, ranchers, artists, activists, a race track owner, a geologist, a service station owner, lawmen, anthropologists, legislators and historians. You can read this book in any order. If you re in a hurry and you re driving from sunrise to moonrise, scan the overviews en route and leave the interviews to read at your leisure. But you don t have to be driving across Wyoming to appreciate what people in this book have to say. You don t have to leave home at all.

More Than Meets the Eye: Wyoming Along Interstate 80

Trevathan, Mary Ann

Meet the Sinners and the Saints of historic Laramie City, Wyoming from the end-of-track gang hanged by vigilantes to prohibition-era moonshiners: Asa Moyer, one of several who met his death by rope Katie Trabing, a girl traded for a sack of flour Bronco Sam, a Black cowboy hero and murderer Nettie Stewart, a prostitute with friends in high places Martha Symons-Bois, the world s first lady bailiff William Crout, who had so many wives he lost count Jane Ivinson, who set the social standards Suzy Parker, a savvy Black madam Elias Kerr, said to have turned to stone in his grave Luther, a ghost who watches Laramie from a window B.S. Thomson, a storyteller who earned his initials Minnie Wurl, murdered while tending the cows And more!

Sinners and Saints: Tales of Old Laramie City

Gladys B. Beery

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