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Bloody Newton : the town from hell / Johnny D. Boggs.
"A decade before the legendary Gunfight at OK Corral, there was a much bloodier showdown with a much bigger body count -- and Wichita Herald reporter Cindy Bagwell was there to see it all. At first, the fledgling journalist had no idea why her boss would send her to what hardly even passes for a town. But Texans, including trail boss Gary Hardee and his sons, are bringing longhorns to Kansas. Hardee has his hands full -- and that's before he reaches Newton, where Texans and Kansans don't get along. Tensions escalate from fisticuffs to brawling to fatal shootings in short order. But that's just a warm-up. On August 19, 1871, in a gambling room at Tuttle's dance hall in Hide Park, this powder keg of bad blood and bitterness between two rival groups explodes -- with one young reporter, a restaurant owner, and Hardee's sons caught in the middle . . . This is the story of the deadliest gunfight in the American West. Of the passionate men and women who fought for a piece of the American Dream. And of the ultimate price they d have to pay . . ." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798891642416
- Physical Description: 478 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Regular print version previously published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. Includes author's note with background information. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-477). |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Gunfights > Kansas > Fiction. Cowboys > Fiction. Women journalists > Fiction. Newton (Kan.) > History > 19th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Large print books. Historical fiction. Western fiction. |
Available copies
- 19 of 23 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Henry County Library System. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 23 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County - Main Library | LP FIC BOGGS JOHNNY (Text) | I0000000295398 | Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 01/24/2025 |
| Barry Lawrence - Shell Knob Library | LP W BOG (Text) | 3788403841155 | Large Print Western | Available | - |
| Brookfield Public Library | W BOG Large Print (Text) | 32512909438018 | Western Fiction | Available | - |
| Cape Girardeau Public Library | BOG (Text) | 33042004990415 | River Collection | Checked out | 01/20/2025 |
| Carthage Public Library | LP Boggs, Johnny (Text) | 34MO2001819064 | Large Print | Available | - |
| Caruthersville Public Library | LP F BOG (Text) | 38417100669086 | Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Crawford County Library-Steelville | LPF BOG (Text) | 33431000750065 | New Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Doniphan-Ripley County Library | LP W BOGGS (Text) | 38421100817836 | Large Print Western | Available | - |
| Grundy County Jewett Norris | LP BOG (Text) | 33577000106961 | Westerns | Available | - |
| Little Dixie - Paris | LP F BOGGS (Text) | 2004971959 | New Large Print | Available | - |
