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Tragic Jack : the true story of Arizona pioneer John William Swilling / R. Michael Wilson.
- Title
- Tragic Jack : the true story of Arizona pioneer John William Swilling / R. Michael Wilson.
- Author
- Wilson, R. Michael, 1944-
- Publication
- Guilford, Conn. : TwoDot, c2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F811.S98 W55 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 98 p. : ill., map; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Tells the remarkable story of John William "Jack" Swilling, an Arizona pioneer who established mines, built roads and laid out cities, until he was falsely accused of a stagecoach robbery.
- Subject
- Swilling, Jack, 1830-1878
- To 1912
- Pioneers > Arizona > Biography
- Frontier and pioneer life > Arizona
- Stagecoach robberies > Arizona > History > 19th century
- False imprisonment > Arizona > Yuma County > History > 19th century
- Trials (Robbery) > Arizona > Yuma County
- Arizona > Biography
- Arizona > History > To 1912
- Yuma County (Ariz.) > History > 19th century
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- History
- Note
- Originally published: Las Vegas, Nev. : Stagecoach Books, c2001.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-91) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- John William "Jack" Swilling -- Andrew Kirby and George Monroe -- The expedition -- The robbery -- Jack in Gillette -- The trial -- Who killed Colonel L.G. Taylor? -- Yuma County jail -- Pursuit of Rhodes, Rodepouch, and Mullen.
- ISBN
- 9780762741519
- 0762741511
- LCCN
- ^^2006023155
- OCLC
- 70676533
- SCSB-11101258
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library