01955cam a2200349 i 4500 362914923 TxAuBib 20181105120000.0 180519s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018019773 9781250184887 $29.99 1250184886 $29.99 TxAuBib rda Boessenecker, John, 1953- Shotguns and stagecoaches : the brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West / John Boessenecker. Brave men who rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West. First edition. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2018. xix, 348 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-332) and index. Part one. The Gold Rush era -- Wells Fargo's pioneer messenger: Pilsbury "Chips" Hodgkins -- The first Wells Fargo detective: Henry Johnson -- From first stage driver to shotgun guard: Henry C. Ward -- Twelve-gauge justice: Daniel C. Gay -- Part two. The stage robbery era -- From Pony Express to Wells Fargo: "Shotgun Jimmy" Brown -- The rifleman: Steve Venard -- A shotgun messenger in old Montana: John X. Beidler -- "Honest, faithful & brave": Eugene Blair -- Chief Special Officer: James B. Hume -- Riverman, expressman: Andy Hall -- The man who captured Black Bart: Harry N. Morse -- True grit: Mike Tovey. 20181105. Wells, Fargo & Company Employees Biography. Stagecoaches West (U.S.) History. Coaching (Transportation) West (U.S.) History. Stagecoach robberies West (U.S.) History 19th century. West (U.S) Biography. stagecoach drivers stage riders riding shotgun.