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Overview
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressNebraska's early towns wer not settled by peaceful, law-abiding citizens. Because of the territory's strategic position on the westward trail, Nebraska became a home, or a stopping point for every kind of person that had an eye on the West. Many of those would be miners, ranchers, swindlers, gamblers, prostitutes or trappers, couldn't quite keep themselves out of trouble. These are their stories.
Synopsis
Nebraska's early towns were wild and woolly, and Wayne Lee's book describes the lawmen, desperadoes, vigilantes, and killers. He tells the stories of the men and women who lived with the violence. Extensively researched, then written in Lee's fast-paced style.
Editorials
Neshoba Democrat
"I know you love Western stories. Everybody loves Western stories. This book is full of them. Forget Texas, Arizona, Nevada etc. Nebraska had her wild and woolly Western towns, too. Like Ogallala, North Platte, Kearney, Omaha and Broken Bow."—Broox Sledge, Neshoba Democrat
— Broox Sledge