Coyotes and Canaries : Characters Who Made the West Wild and Wonderful!

by Brown, Larry K.

• ISBN13: 9780931271700
• ISBN10: 0931271703
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: High Plains Pr

Summary

Coyotes & Canaries delves into the lives of some of the most intriguing historical figures in Wyoming--indeed in all the West. Author Larry Brown introduces us to such characters as Lou Polk and Dell Burke, soiled doves who not only survived but prospered; Ella "Cattle Kate" Watson who, due to the greed of others, died at the end of a rope; writer Owen Wister; suffragette and historian Grace Raymond Hebard; artist Juan Menchaca; world champion saddle bronc rider Jackson Sundown; Wild West hero "Buffalo Bill" Cody, and many more. Includes chapters on 48 of Wyoming's most colorful and intriguing historic figures. Many photos.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Governor Michael J. "Mike" Sullivan	9	(2)
Preface	11	(3)
Author's Note on Sources	14	(3)
1. LOUELLA POLK: A Nose for Trouble	17	(15)
2. CHARLES M. ADAMS: The Masked Rider of Laramie Peak	32	(5)
3. ALLEN T. TRUE: A True Tribute to the West	37	(4)
4. JOHN C. THOMPSON: In Old Wyoming	41	(5)
5. HEART MOUNTAIN INTERNEES: Stitches of Truth	46	(4)
6. FRANK MEANER: "Meanie" Made the Best	50	(4)
7. JUAN MENCHACA: Menchaca Made Miniatures	54	(3)
8. THOMAS MOLESWORTH: Molesworth Furniture, the Best in the West	57	(4)
9. JACKSON SUNDOWN: Earth Left by Setting Sun	61	(4)
10. ELLEN "CATTLE KATE" WATSON: Judge Only after Walking in Her Moccasins	65	(6)
11. TOM HORN: Killing Men Was His Specialty	71	(4)
12. FRANK S. LUSK: Basket of Dreams	75	(4)
13. CHEYENNE INDIANS BASEBALL TEAM: Their Lives Were a Game	79	(4)
14. CHINESE MINERS: There's No Good Time for a Terrible Tale	83	(3)
15. MARTHA WELLNITZ: Quilter Lived in Wyoming Capitol Basement	86	(3)
16. SEWELL NEWHOUSE: Tip Your Topper to the Trappers	89	(3)
17. SHOSHONE CHIEF WASHAKIE: Deer-hide Drama Depicts Daring Deeds	92	(5)
18. JOHN C. COBLE: Shootin' the Bull in the Old Cheyenne Club	97	(4)
19. GRACE RAYMOND HEBARD: A Source and Subject of Wyoming History	101	(5)
20. JOHN A. FEILK: More Than a Cup of History	106	(4)
21. JOSEPH ELAM STIMSON: He Captured the West with His Camera	110	(4)
22. OWEN WISTER: Wister Wrote the West	114	(4)
23. CHARLES E. MILLER: Ice and Water Brought Him Down	118	(26)
24. WYOMING GIRL GUARD: They Stepped in Time	144	(3)
25. GOVERNOR JOHN A. CAMPBELL: Friend of Feminists Everywhere	147	(3)
26. ALEXANDER HAMILTON SWAN: King of the Cattle Barons	150	(4)
27. DR. LILLIAN HEATH: In the Hands of a Healer	154	(6)
28. ROBERT D. MELDRUM: The Fine Art of Murder	160	(4)
29. WILLIAM F. "BUFFALO BILL" CODY: The Legends and Life of an American Hero	164	(5)
30. LUKE VOORHEES: A Grand, Gilt Life	169	(4)
31. VERNA KEYES: A Bison on Her Banner	173	(3)
32. WYOMING'S PALEO-INDIANS: "Spanish Diggings"	176	(3)
33. JAMES WILLIAMS: Escape from the Greybar Hotel	179	(4)
34. FRED ELLS: Sunrise on the Glory Hole	183	(4)
35. FRANCIS S. BRAMMAK: "One-Shot" Brammar	187	(6)
36. JOHN AND LILLIE SHANGRAU: Museum Collection Honors Native Americans	193	(5)
37. "BIG NOSE" GEORGE PAKKOTT: Four Times a Loser	198	(4)
38. PONY EXPRESS RIDERS: Mare Mail	202	(4)
39. EDWIN P. TAYLOR: Cheyenne's "Taylor-made" Fire Department	206	(4)
40. WALT LAMBERTSEN: "Gentlemen, Start Your Bugs"	210	(4)
41. ROSE ECOFFY: "Princess Blue Water," Champion for Her People	214	(5)
42. GOVERNOR MIKE SULLIVAN: A Chat with a Hat	219	(4)
43. ADOLPH METZGER: The Fettermen Fight: The Making of a Myth	223	(4)
44. WILLIAM JEFFERSON HARDIN: Wyoming's First Black Legislator	227	(4)
45. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ESTHER HOBART MORRIS: Caeco Justice in South Pass City	231	(5)
46. BRIGHAM YOUNG AND HIS FOLLOWERS: A Tale of Those on the Mormon Trail	236	(6)
47. WYOMING'S FIRST FAMILIES: Memories of the Historic Governor's Mansion	242	(5)
48. MARY ADA FISHER, AKA DELL BURKE: "Lusty Lady of Lusk"	247	(24)
Index	271