Alias Frank Canton
by Robert K. Dearment
ISBN: 0806128283
ISBN-13: 9780806128283
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
Published date: 1996
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.6 pounds
Pages: 402
Publisher's Notes
Here for the first time is the complete life story of the controversial lawman Frank Canton, born Joe Horner, who, after conviction and imprisonment for armed robbery, escaped to change his name and transform himself into an ambitious, hard-working peace officer pursuing felons all over the western frontier for almost half a century. Canton was active in widely separate sections of the country - Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Alaska - during the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth. Western historian Robert K. DeArment has tracked down the facts of the mysterious Canton's early life and misdeeds in Texas; his participation in the Johnson County War as an agent of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association; his pursuit of the Daltons, Bill Doolin, and other outlaws in Oklahoma Territory; his experiences as a peace officer and gold prospector in Alaska; his career as a bounty hunter; and his ultimate success as adjutant general of the new state of Oklahoma. Based on exhaustive study of primary materials - court records, contemporary periodicals, and Canton's own writings and memorabilia collected during his lifetime - this fast-paced, objective biography will give readers unique insights into the legendary Canton's eventful life and a better understanding of how the rule of law was brought to the West by six-guns.
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Alias Frank Canton (Qty: 2)
Robert K. Dearment; Illustrator-Rosemary Dearment Walter
University of Oklahoma Press, 1996-09. Hardcover. New. Brand new in shrink wrap and ready to ship. ( more information) Offered by Snappyshoppe (United States)
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Alias Frank Canton
Dearment, Robert K
Norman, OK: Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1996 As New in as-new dust jacket.. Hard Cover. ( more information) Offered by Borogove Books (United States)
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Alias Frank Canton
DeArment, Robert K
Norman, OK: University Of Oklahoma Press. As New in As New dj~ New in dj. 1996. Hardcover. Index, biblio, notes, 70+ b/w photos and 5 maps. ~ 8vo~ 402 pages . ( more information) Offered by Early West (United States)
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Alias Frank Canton
Robert K. DeArment
Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1980 Legendary badman who rose from being a convicted felon to selection as Adjutant General of Oklahoma National Guard. Active in Johnson County War, pursued Daltons and Bill Doolin in Oklahoma. Sheriff in Wyoming, Peace Officer in Alaska. Numerous Photos and illustrations. Red cloth hardcover in F condition. Red endpages. DJ in NF condition: edges show slight age toning only visible from inside. Hinges and Binding tight, pages clean. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Rosemary DeArment Walter . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (United States)
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ALIAS FRANK CANTON
DeArment, Robert K
OU, Norman, 1996 Cloth. 402pp. Extensive Notes. Bibliography. Index. Maps. Excellent modern biography of the gunfighter who spent his career all over the West, including Oklahoma Territory & Alaska. Fine, like new in dj.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. ( more information) Offered by Gene W. Baade Books on the West (United States)
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