Wild Towns of Nebraska - Softcover

Wayne C. Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870043250 ISBN 13: 9780870043253

Publisher: Caxton Press, 1988

Synopsis

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press
Nebraska's early towns were 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.

About this title

About the Author:

Wayne C. Lee is the authoir of dozens of books detailing the history of the settlement of the plains states.  A longtime resident of the region, he was the author of more than a dozen books about the people and events that described the legendary lawlessness of the unsettled plains.

Review:

"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 Neshoba Democrat)

About this edition

• Publisher: Caxton Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0870043250
• ISBN 13: 9780870043253
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 147