John Boessenecker: 4 books
Bandido
The Life and Times of Tiburcio Vasquez
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2011
Tiburcio Vasquez is, next to Joaquin Murrieta, America's most infamous Hispanic bandit. After he was hanged as a murderer in 1875, the Chicago Tribune called him "the most noted desperado of modern times." Yet questions about him still linger. Why did he become a bandido? Why did so many...
Texas Ranger
The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
The New York Times bestseller!
“Frank Hamer, last of the old breed of Texas Rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. John Boessenecker now restores this incredible Ranger to his proper place alongside such fabled lawmen as Wyatt Earp and Eliot Ness. Here is a grand adventure...
When Law Was in the Holster: The Frontier Life of Bob Paul
The Frontier Life of Bob Paul
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
One of the great lawmen of the Old West, Bob Paul (1830–1901) cast a giant shadow across the frontiers of California and Arizona Territory for nearly fifty years. Today he is remembered mainly for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the stirring events surrounding the famous 1881...
Shotguns and Stagecoaches
The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
The true stories of the Wild West heroes who guarded the iconic Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains, battling colorful thieves, vicious highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives.
The phrase "riding shotgun" was no teenage game to the men who guarded stagecoaches and trains the Western frontier....