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Doug Hocking

    Doug Hocking es un autor cuyas obras se nutren de una profunda comprensión del Suroeste estadounidense y sus diversas culturas. Su escritura se distingue por sus profundas raíces en el terreno y la historia específicos de la región, a menudo profundizando en los choques culturales, las narrativas históricas y los mitos perdurables de este paisaje único. Las historias de Hocking se enriquecen con sus extensas experiencias, incluida la vida en una reserva indígena y el servicio militar, que le permiten retratar personajes y entornos con una autenticidad y profundidad notables. Su enfoque combina la precisión histórica con una narración cautivadora, ofreciendo a los lectores una perspectiva distintiva sobre la vida y la historia del Oeste americano.

    Devil on the Loose: Lawless Arizona
    Southwest Train Robberies
    Tom Jeffords: Friend of Cochise
    The Black Legend
    Terror on the Santa Fe Trail
    • 2023

      Southwest Train Robberies

      Hijacking the Tracks Along the Southern Corridor

      • 256 páginas
      • 9 horas de lectura

      The book explores the audacious train robberies in Arizona and New Mexico during the early 1900s, highlighting the cunning and often reckless methods employed by outlaws. It details how these criminals managed to evade capture, frequently outsmarting law enforcement with their bold tactics and sheer luck. Through captivating narratives, it sheds light on a fascinating yet chaotic era of crime along the Southern Corridor.

      Southwest Train Robberies
    • 2019

      Terror on the Santa Fe Trail

      • 408 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      The story of conflict on the Santa Fe Trail during its heyday--the years leading up to the Civil War. The clashes between the Jicarilla and the U.S. Army shaped the story of Western expansion, influenced Indian policy for the rest of the century, and played a part in the Mexican-America War. Men... číst celé

      Terror on the Santa Fe Trail
    • 2018

      In 1861, war between the U.S. and the hostile Chiricahua Apaches seemed inevitable. When a young boy was kidnapped, Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Apache leader Cochise-an act some blamed for setting the smoldering conflict ablaze. This book analyzes that legend, versus what really happened, within the historical context of the Indian Wars.

      The Black Legend
    • 2017

      Tom Jeffords: Friend of Cochise

      • 240 páginas
      • 9 horas de lectura

      This book tells the true story of a man who headed West drawn by the lure of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush in 1858; made a life for himself over a decade as he scouted for the army, prospected, became a business man; then learned the Apache language and rode alone into Cochise's camp in order to negotiate peaceful passage for his stagecoach company.

      Tom Jeffords: Friend of Cochise
    • 2016

      Devil on the Loose: Lawless Arizona

      • 234 páginas
      • 9 horas de lectura

      Set in 1850s Arizona, a strong, lonely man on the run from enemies finds himself captivated by a beautiful woman-child amid a lawless land dominated by outlaws. As he seeks fortune, he confronts various challenges, battling Mexican bandits and Apaches using both wit and strength. The narrative is enriched by historical figures like Captain Ewell and Sylvester Mowry, weaving a tale of adventure and romance in a rugged frontier filled with real-life characters and perilous encounters.

      Devil on the Loose: Lawless Arizona