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To provide a realistic account of criminal justice, this book provides a factual history of crime and punishment in the Old West from about... Læs mere
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Exploring the heyday of popular theater in the Old West, this book chronicles its emergence and growth from 1850 to the early twentieth century, and tells the story of the men and women who provided entertainment and brought excitement and laughter generations of pioneers.
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"Spanish conquistadors arrived in Central America 150 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. This is the story of how Spanish... Læs mere
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Presents a history of dime novels and pulp magazines from approximately 1850 to 1960, describing how sensational pulp... Læs mere
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"As business interests have commercialized the American West and publishers and studios have created a compelling image of the West, the expectations... Læs mere
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Chronicles the history of filming Westerns on location, from shooting on the East Coast in the early 1900s; through the use of locations in Utah, Arizona, and California in the 1940s and 1950s; and filming Westerns in Mexico, Spain, and other parts of the world in the 1960s.
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Rooted in the palliative health reforms of the early 19th century, spas of the Victorian Age grew out of the hydrotherapy institutions of the 1840s. The... Læs mere
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Takes a thorough look at unconventional medical gadgets, as well as the strange devices... Læs mere
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Offers a history of Prohibition in the Western US that includes stories that range from serious to quirky, providing an entertaining account of how misguided efforts resulted in numerous unintended consequences.
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"This book explores the role and influence of drink and drugs (primarily opium) in the Old West, which for this book is considered to be America west of the Mississippi from the California gold rush of the 1840s to the closing of the Western Frontier in roughly 1900"--
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Sensationalistic stories have attracted readers for as long as reading has been a popular form of entertainment. This study of... Læs mere