Bill Markley, Kellen Cutsforth

Standoff at High Noon (eBook, ePUB)

Another Battle over the Truth in the Mythic Wild West

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In Standoff at High Noon, the sequel to Old West Showdown, coauthors Kellen Cutsforth and Bill Markley again investigate ten well-known, controversial stories from the Old West. Through their opposing viewpoints, learn more about notorious figures and infamous events, including the controversial death of Davy Crockett at the Alamo; the life and death of Sacagawea who assisted Lewis and Clark on their Corps of Discovery Expedition; the tragic fate of the Donner Party snowbound in the Sierra Nevada; the assassination of Wild Bill Hickok; Arizona's Lost Dutchman Mine; and the controversy over Butch Cassidy's death in South America. No matter whose side you are on, there's always something new to discover about the mythic Old West.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: TwoDot
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781493053360
• Artikelnr.: 62801790

Autorenporträt

Kellen Cutsforth is a professional writer and is the author of Buffalo Bill, Boozers, Brothels and Bare Knuckle Brawlers: An Englishman's Journal of Adventure in America (TwoDot Publishers, 2015). He has also published over 20 articles featured in Wild West magazine, True West magazine, Western Writers of America (WWA) Roundup magazine, and the Denver Posse of Westerners Roundup periodical. Kellen is also a member of WWA and runs their Twitter account, their Wild about the West app, and is a videographer for the organization. He is also a contributor to the Western History blog for the Denver Public Library. His blogs have been featured in "Archives Open" national online periodical. Kellen is also a veteran speaker and presenter and has done multiple presentations for numerous history groups and organizations. Kellen is also a past president of the Denver Posse of Westerners and is the social media manager for the group. Along with this experience, Kellen has an astute professional knowledge and unique ability of in-depth research and reference on numerous Old West subjects. Bill Markley is a member of Western Writers of America (WWA) and is a staff writer for WWA's Roundup magazine. He has written three nonfiction books, and writes for True West, Wild West, and South Dakota magazines. His fourth book, Deadwood Dead Men is Markley's first historical novel. Bill manages WWA's Facebook page as well as Old West and American History Facebook pages. He was a member of Toastmasters International for 20 years and is comfortable talking in front of large audiences. He earned a master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech, worked on two field teams in Antarctica, and worked for forty years with the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Raised on a farm near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Bill has always loved history. He reenacts Civil War infantry and frontier cavalry and has participated in the movies: "Dances With Wolves," "Son of the Morning Star", "Far and Away," "Gettysburg" and "Crazy Horse." Bill and his wife Liz live in Pierre, South Dakota, where they have raised two children, now grown.