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Hero or Villain? John Wesley Hardin, aka "Young Seven Up," "Little
Arkansas," "Wes Clemmons" and "J. H. Swain," was a notorious outlaw
and gunfighter who killed his first man at age 15 in 1868 and,
according to himself, went on to kill over 40 more by the time he
was sent to prison at age 25. He served 16 years of a 25 year
sentence before being pardoned. While in prison he studied law and
after his release managed to pass the Bar exam and took up the
occupation of attorney. During the Reconstruction Era in Texas,
just after the Civil War, many folks considered him a hero for
standing up to the Federal Army of occupation and the State Police,
many of whom were former slaves. His first victim was a black man
and he went on to kill many more. Others say he was a cold-blooded
murderer who killed more for personal reasons and minor
disagreements than any other cause. He supposedly shot and killed a
man for simply snoring too loud. He always had a reason to justify
his killing. He once said, "I never killed a man who didn't need
killin '" This book contains the story of his life and escapades in
his own words. Read it and judge for yourself. Originally published
in 1896. This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley
Publishing Company. This book is not an OCR'd or photocopied
reproduction. It has been completely recreated from the text of the
original book. Original photos and illustrations have been enhanced
and other photos and illustrations have been added. The contents
from the original book have not been altered except for minor
spelling and grammatical errors and only then, when not in conflict
with the author's original intent or portrayal. Footnotes and
addendums have been made to either enhance the author's subject
matter or correct the author's mistaken historical facts. Beware of
other publisher's books bearing this title. Amazon has elected to
include their reviews on every book of the same or similar title.
Badgley Publishing Company produces only quality recreated books,
not OCR'd or Photocopied reproductions with missing pages and
garbled text. Low rated reviews on this book's Amazon page are
reviews applying to other publisher's works.
During the American Revolution, British allied Indians of the Ohio
Country ruthlessly attacked white settlements and lone settlers in
the frontier areas of western Pennsylvania, what is now West
Virginia and Kentucky. ...
The story of early Ohio from the days of the Mound Builders to the
Victorian Age. This is a story of the people who lived in what is
now the Great State of Ohio during those times. A story of the
Native Americans who were there before the coming of the white
settlers and a story of the savage raids and battles fought in the
struggle to gain or retain control of this rich, vast territory. A
story of the men and women who participated in these events along
with the suffering and hardships faced by all in a struggle to keep
their home or in their quest to find a better life for themselves
and their descendants. In 1897, William Dean Howells, a novelist
who was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, to show the love of his native
state and provide people with its history, authored the book
"Stories of Ohio." This book is a wonderful, intriguing look at the
history of the Great State of Ohio and those who called it home.
Badgley Publishing Company has taken the contents of his book,
added more material and illustrations and re-created this
historically significant work in an effort to preserve his story
and make it available to the public again.
Gerald Harding Gunn, in A Rose for William Carter, tells a
different story about the American Civil War. The South's
Cavaliers, its pillared plantations, its slaves and gracious,
well-mannered aristocracy will not be found here. Instead the
reader will discover a story of enduring love...love stronger than
death, in the daughter of a Yankee railroad worker come south, who
is drawn to her husband's young cousin. It is the story of how an
erroneous battle report became history and how 21st Century history
professor William Carter and the woman he loves uncover the truth,
contained in the travel trunk he inherits from his beloved Aunt
Cille. Gerald Harding Gunn, in his first major work of fiction,
blends the past with the present, with letters, hidden and waiting
to be revealed, written during the turbulence that swept across
North Georgia when Sherman marched south. A Rose for William Carter
presents the reader with the profoundly moving story of two young
lovers, Joanna and William Carter, who promise never to lose each
other as they are swept up in the fire of war that marches into
their North Georgia homeland, and face the bitterness and vengeance
of the murderous John Carter, William's cousin, and Joanna's
husband. The Civil War is a dramatic backdrop for a story of how
love overcomes hate, how that love, symbolized by Joanna's roses,
survives 150 years to reveal its power.
This book is a collection of accounts by War Correspondents and
newspaper articles created during the last four weeks of the Civil
War. Edmund Hatcher, a former Union Soldier with Company C, 62nd
Ohio Infantry, developed a desire to know more of what happened
than he had personally seen. He began a quest to obtain files from
both northern and southern newspapers covering the last four weeks
of the war, a time when historic events rapidly occurred that
forever changed America. From the fall of Richmond and the pursuit
of Lee's Army to the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse and the
assassination of President Lincoln, you can read the accounts of
all the events from both Union and Confederate perspectives. This
collection was originally published by Mr. Hatcher in 1891 and was
a great read then. It is still a great read for anyone with an
interest in the Civil War. These accounts and other items of
interest added by Badgley Publishing Company are illustrated with
over 100 photographs from the time period. This book is part of the
Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been
transcribed from the original. The original contents have been
edited and corrections have been made to original printing,
spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the
author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction.
Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added
by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain
historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's
content. Photos and illustrations from the original have been
touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing.
Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley
Publishing Company.
This book is a sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, but always
thrilling autobiography of Charles A. Siringo, a real Texas Cowboy.
He became a "Prince of the Plains" when he was just 15 years old
and rode the range for fifteen years. This book is the first true
look into the life of a cowboy, written by someone who actually
lived the life. This edition was re-created from the original book
published in 1885 with additional photos and addendums added by
Badgley Publishing Company. It was a great read over a hundred and
twenty years ago and is still a great read today.
Just before the Shawnee leave their homeland in Ohio, forced to
move west by the ever growing influx of settlers, an old warrior
journeys with his grandchildren back to the place where he was
born. The site of a once thriving little village on the Ohio River
called Quenolapay Ohtenatit, or Little Buck Town. He tells them of
his grandfather, James Letart, a Frenchman and adopted Shawnee who
long ago established a trading post across the river from the
village. He tells them the story of his father, Cahiktodo, whose
English name was James Letart Jr., and his Delaware mother,
Chihopekelis or Bluebird and her beautiful field of lilies. The
brutal and tragic murder of the family of their good friend Logan,
a Mingo village chief, ignited a war which impelled all of the
Indians in the Ohio Country to strike the war post. Lord Dunmore,
the British Governor of Virginia, headed an expedition to the
frontier to "punish" the Indians there, especially the Shawnee. His
goal was to destroy their crops, burn their villages and force them
into submission. This story, a work of historical fact and fiction,
gives a glimpse of the past and of the people who lived in this
little Shawnee and Delaware village on the Ohio River, before the
white man came and literally wiped out a way of life that will
never be experienced again.
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Arcadia (Paperback)
C. Stephen Badgley
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Arcadia is a story of undying love and paranormal activity set
during the tumultuous years of the American Civil War. Two
children, Gabriel and Lorena found a very special, mystical place
near their homes in the Appalachian hills of southern Ohio and
claimed it as their own. They named it Arcadia and at this place,
they grew up, fell in love and promised each other that they would
be together for eternity. The Civil War separated the two for a
while, a long while, but Lorena knew in her heart that someday
Gabriel would return and they would once again be as happy as the
first day they laid eyes on Arcadia. Some say that Arcadia was a
place that God created and preserved for these two individuals.
Some say it is a fluke of nature. The families of Gabriel and
Lorena experienced strange and wonderful happenings there and they
knew that Arcadia was the destiny of Gabriel and Lorena. The story
of Gabriel, Lorena and Arcadia became a family story that was
passed down generation to generation along with a warning not to
interfere with the happenings there. An old man, a descendent who
experienced firsthand some of these strange and mysterious events,
decides it is time to pass the story on to his family
Disguised as humans and plotting an invasion of Earth the
"Citizens" are determined to conquer this little blue ball of life
and set up colonies for their own. Their advance scouts are already
here. Will the humans find a way to stop them? What secret does the
future hold for mankind?
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Daniel Boone (Paperback)
C. Stephen Badgley, Reuben Gold Thwaites
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Discovery Miles 2 640
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Daniel Boone was an Indian fighter, an explorer, a politician and a
real American hero. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and
an adopted Shawnee. He discovered the Cumberland Gap and opened the
Wilderness Road for settlement into the present state of Kentucky.
The stories of his exploits and his life have become legendary.
Reuben Gold Thwaites, a noted historian and author wrote this
biography of one of America's most famous frontiersmen and it is
truly a masterpiece. Through countless hours of research of
original materials, documents and interviews he created what is
undoubtedly the best book ever written on the life of Daniel Boone.
This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley
Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The
original contents have been edited and corrections have been made
to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in
conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or
interaction. Annotations have been made and additional contents
have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify
certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the
author's content. Fonts have been changed from the original
printing to make the book easier to read. Photos and illustrations
from the original have been touched up, enhanced and sometimes
enlarged for better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos
have been added by Badgley Publishing Company.
The true life of the most daring young outlaw of the age. He was
the leading spirit in the bloody Lincoln County, New Mexico war.
When a bullet from Sheriff Pat Garrett's pistol pierced his breast
he was only twenty-one years of age and had killed twenty-one men,
not counting Indians. His six years of daring outlawry has never
been equaled in the annals of criminal history. The facts set down
in this narrative were gotten from the lips of "Billy the Kid,"
himself, and from such men as Pat Garrett, John W. Poe, Kip
McKinnie, Charlie Wall, the Coe brothers, Tom O'Folliard, Henry
Brown, John Middleton, Martin Chavez, and Ash Upson. All these men
took an active part, for or against, the "Kid." Ash Upson had known
him from childhood, and was considered one of the family, for
several years, in his mother's home. Other facts were gained from
the lips of Mrs. Charlie Bowdre, who kept ''Billy the Kid" hid out
at her home in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, after he had killed his two
guards and escaped. This book is part of the Historical Collection
of Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the
original. The original contents have been edited and corrections
have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical
errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a
particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and
additional contents have been added by Badgley Publishing Company
in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and
to enhance the author's content. Photos and illustrations from the
original have been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for
better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added
by Badgley Publishing Company.
In the old American west there were many men and boys who chose to
live by the gun...and die by the gun. Some died by the Vigilante's
Rope. The stories of Billy the Kid, The James Boys, The Dalton
Gang, Tom Pickett, Bill Chadwell and many, many others can be read
in this wonderful, fact-filled book originally published in 1907.
This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley
Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The
original contents have been edited and corrections have been made
to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in
conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or
interaction. Annotations have been made and additional contents
have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify
certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the
author's content. Photos and illustrations from the original have
been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better
viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added by
Badgley Publishing Company.
A look at Morgan's Raiders and their dash through Meigs County,
Ohio in 1864 and culminating in the Battle of Buffington Island,
the only major battle of the Civil War fought in Ohio. Accounts,
Notes, Telegrams, Diary Entries, Facts and Pictures. "There were
many stragglers from each company who were circling about the
valley in a delirium of fright, clinging instinctively, in all
their terror, to bolts of calico and holding on to led horses, but
changing the direction in which they galloped with every shell
which whizzed or burst near them." Col. Basil W. Duke, 2nd Kentucky
Cavalry, C.S.A.
This is a book of facts and statistics concerning the United States
and its involvement World War I. From battle deaths to how many
tanks, airplanes and balloons were used to what types of artillery,
machine guns, trucks and how many mules and horses were used...plus
a whole lot more.
Alexander G. Downing enlisted in the Eleventh Iowa Infantry on
August 15, 1861 and kept a diary of his life in the Army until he
was discharged on July 31, 1865. The Eleventh Iowa Infantry was
assigned to the Army of the Tennessee and became part of Crocker's
Iowa Brigade. This unit participated in several major battles,
including Shiloh, Vicksburg and Corinth. They were eventually
assigned to General William Tecumseh Sherman and took part in his
famous "March to the Sea" where they fought in the Battle for
Atlanta. As you read of this soldier's life during one of the most
trying times in our country's history, you will gain an
understanding of what it was like to be a soldier in that great
war. Mr. Downing made entries for each and every day he served so
you will find there were times of boredom as well as moments of
terror and tragedy. You will find both humorous and sad entries as
well as the inner feelings of this truly remarkable American
patriot who experienced so much in the four years he served his
country. This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley
Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The
original contents have been edited and corrections have been made
to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in
conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or
interaction. Annotations have been made and additional contents
have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify
certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the
author's content. Photos and illustrations from the original have
been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better
viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added by
Badgley Publishing Company.
The year was 1841. That "Peculiar Institution" of slavery was
running full bore in the south. Solomon Northup, age 33, a
well-educated black man who was born into freedom, resided with his
wife and three children in his native state of New York. Solomon
was kidnapped and sold into slavery in our nation's
capital...Washington, D.C. The perpetrators of this crime, in order
to sell Solomon, insisted he was an escaped slave from Georgia.
Whenever Solomon protested and declared himself a free man, he was
terribly beaten...once near to death. Solomon was sold and
transported to Louisiana where he spent twelve long years of
suffering, degradation, whippings and hard labor as a slave. For
fear of his life, he had to give up the idea of convincing his
masters and others that he was actually a free man and a citizen of
New York and he resigned himself to the accept the life of a slave.
But, through his years of captivity, he never once stopped
believing that one day... he would be freed and again become united
with his family in New York. The enslavement of the black race was
an everyday fact of life from the earliest settlement of this
country up to the end of the Civil War, which brought a close to
this shameful period of our history. In the 1840's there were
many... very many white people who opposed this concept of forced
labor and the maltreatment of fellow human beings. The voices of
these abolitionists were becoming louder and louder not only in the
north where slavery was practically non-existent, but even in the
heart of the south also. One of these, Samuel Bass, a Canadian by
birth, put his own life in jeopardy to free Solomon. This book
gives, in chilling detail, an account of a way of life that
hopefully will never, ever, occur again in this great country...
the "Land of the Free " This book is part of the Historical
Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been re-created
from the original. The original contents have been edited and
corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and
grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to
portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations have been
made and additional contents have been added by Badgley Publishing
Company in order to clarify certain historical events or
interactions and to enhance the author's content. Additional
illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley Publishing
Company.
First Published in 1906 by the noted historian Archer Butler
Hulbert, this excellent work chronicles the events that occurred
from the time of Celeron's Expedition through the years of early
settlement when canoes and flatboats were the main mode of
transportation. Next came the steamboat era when Sternwheelers and
Sidewheelers plied up and down the great Ohio River from Pittsburg
to the Mississippi. This book is not your average "dry" history
book. It is filled with stories and first hand accounts of the
people who lived and participated in these events that made the
Ohio River a true course to empire. This book is part of the
Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been
transcribed from the original. The original contents have been
edited and corrections have been made to original printing,
spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the
author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction.
Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added
by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain
historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's
content. Photos and illustrations from the original have been
touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing.
Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley
Publishing Company.
I am not a poet in the traditional sense. I rarely have a rhyme, I
don't care about stanzas or acceptable academic style. I am telling
stories in short form, in thought patterns that stop. and start.
Periods and commas fall where they will, and I let them. I have
found it the best way to write about my subject matter without
losing my own mind or the reader's. My poems will give but brief
glimpses into detailed, often harsh subject matters, such as severe
child abuse by adoptive parents, the lost, the unfortunate, the
homeless. Others tell about the joyful reunion with biological
family, or a crooked Christmas tree, or people I have known, places
I have been, and those who have inspired me.
The author's 2nd work. A poetical account of self-salvation from
the continuing snapshots of child abuse by adoptive parents. Poems
about the lost, loss, depression, hoarders, a beloved childhood
dog, and the continuing account of life with her biological family
and others.
This is the true story of "Mad" Anne Bailey. In 1791 what is now
West Virginia was largely unsettled wilderness, where a storm of
savage warfare raged between the Indians, the frontiersmen and the
settlers. From the moment she heard the news of her husband's death
at the Battle of Point Pleasant, a strange, wild dream seemed to
possess her and she became determined to avenge his death. Clad in
buckskin pants, a petticoat, brogan shoes, a man's coat and hat, a
belt about her waist which held a knife and a tomahawk, she
shouldered a rifle and took up the life of a frontiersman and a
messenger carrying dispatches between Fort Lee at present day
Charleston, WV, Fort Savannah at present day Lewisburg, and Fort
Randolph at present day Point Pleasant, WV. In 1791, large bodies
of Indians were discovered hovering near Fort Lee, preparing for
attack. The powder supply was perilously low. It was one hundred
miles to Fort Savannah, the only place for re-supply. The commander
asked for volunteers to go and bring back powder. No man was
willing to put their lives in jeopardy, but Mad Anne Bailey,
without hesitation, shouted, "I will go " This book is part of the
Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been
transcribed from the original. The original contents have been
edited and corrections have been made to original printing,
spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the
author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction.
Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added
by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain
historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's
content. Photos and illustrations from the original have been
touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing.
Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley
Publishing Company.
The Donner Party was a group of American Pioneers who set out for
California in a wagon train. Delayed by a series of mishaps, they
spent the winter of 1846-47 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada. Some of
the emigrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, eating those who
had succumbed to starvation and sickness. Historians have described
the episode as one of the most spectacular tragedies in Californian
history and in the record of western migration. This book is part
of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has
been transcribed from the original. The original contents have been
edited and corrections have been made to original printing,
spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the
author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction.
Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added
by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain
historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's
content. Photos and illustrations from the original have been
touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing.
Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley
Publishing Company.
Sequel to Tempest Rider Slate Morgan and Silver Black are married
now and have moved to a farm near Sinking Spring Ohio. When they
bought the land, they didn't realize that the farm next door to
them was occupied by a group of pagans who had come to the area in
order to be near Serpent Mound, which they believe is a vortex. The
farm, called The Garden of Eden by its serpent worshipping
inhabitants, is host to beliefs such as Wicca, Celtic, Atheist, and
Native American; all grouped under a pagan banner. The farm is
located in a longtime Christian Farming Community which has
recently had an influx of Amish residents as well. It would seem
they are heading for a culture clash. When Anne Baxter, the leader
of the group is found murdered there are many suspects in this
diverse community where she'd made many enemies and seemingly no
friends. When suspicion falls on the Morgan family, on whose land
the body is found, Silver feels she must help investigate in order
to remove the cloud over her family's head. She sets out to learn
all the local gossip so she can pass it on to the Sheriff who is
investigating the murder. However, her snooping has riled up
someone who has her in his/her sights, considering her a threat.
This is a Who Dunnit set in a small community. With so many
suspects you will be guessing who the culprit is until the last
minute.
A compilation of memories, short stories, poetry and pictures. If
you were born near the Ohio River and have your roots in
Appalachia, you have the river in your blood. No matter where
life's events take you, the river beckons you to return. It will
always be home. The author was born and raised in the gently
rolling hills of southeastern Ohio and is now living in Nevada. As
far away from Appalachia as she is, she still hears the River
calling, calling for her daughter to come home.
In the predawn hours of October 16, 1780, the settlement of
Royalton, Vermont was attacked by Indians under the command of a
British Lieutenant named Horton. The residents were rousted out of
their beds by the screaming horde of painted warriors as their once
peaceful village was plundered and burned. Murder and mayhem were
everywhere. People watched helplessly as their wives, husbands and
children were put to death and their homes were burned. They
suffered unspeakable pain and suffering at the hands of their
attackers. Some were taken captive and forced to march through the
wilderness to Canada as prisoners to be turned over to the British
or to be tortured and killed. Zadock Steele was taken captive and
managed to survive and return to his home. This is his story as
told by himself. This book is part of the Historical Collection of
Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the
original. The original contents have been edited and corrections
have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical
errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a
particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and
additional contents have been added by Badgley Publishing Company
in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and
to enhance the author's content. Photos and illustrations from the
original have been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for
better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added
by Badgley Publishing Company.
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