Dreamers & Schemers: Profiles from Carbon County, Wyoming's Past (Dreamers and Schemers Series) [Paperback]

Lori Van Pelt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0931271495 | ISBN-13: 978-0931271496 | Publication Date: September 1, 1999

The first book in Lori Van Pelt s Dreamers & Schemers series. See also Capital Characters of Old Cheyenne.

Lori Van Pelt offers profiles of thirty-one famous and little-known men and women whose behavior helped shape Carbon County. Their achievements are obvious to some, obscure to others, but relevant to all who want to learn more about Wyoming.

Meet the colorful dreamers and schemers of historic Carbon County, Wyoming:

Jim Baker, mountain man whose warmest friend was his rifle
Joe Rankin, western Paul Revere and courageous marshal
Tip Thornburgh, frontier major killed in a battle with Utes
Margaret Savage, pioneer who didn t see another woman for months
Isom Dart, honorable Black cowboy who loved thieving
Bonaparte Napoleon Ernest, Indian scout and government guide
Big Nose George, hanged by vigilantes, then dissected and made into keepsakes
John Osborne, governor who wore shoes made of Big Nose George s hide
Lillian Heath, woman doctor who dressed as a boy for safety
Bill Carlisle, gentleman bandit who robbed trains with a toy gun
Alkali Ike, alcohol moved him close to the spirit realm
Ed Haggarty, struck a vein of copper worth millions
Willis George Emerson, copper king and smooth promoter
Gee String Jack, stagecoach driver extraordinaire
And more unique characters of the wild and wooly west!

Product Details

• Paperback: 251 pages
• Publisher: High Plains Pr (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931271495
• ISBN-13: 978-0931271496
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,472,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Humorous, factual, and entertaining., September 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dreamers & Schemers: Profiles from Carbon County, Wyoming's Past (Dreamers and Schemers Series) (Paperback)

As a former Carbon County resident who is familiar with all the people mentioned in this book, I know the author did a super job of telling their story. The author paints vivids pictures of each characture and relates their stories in an easy to read style. Great gift for anyone who loves the lore of Wyoming.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Front row seat to the Wyoming West, August 14, 2000

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Megan Johnson (Thayne, WY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamers & Schemers: Profiles from Carbon County, Wyoming's Past (Dreamers and Schemers Series) (Paperback)

In "Dreamers and Schemers", by Lori Van Pelt, the reader is given a front row seat into the personal lives of some of the more colorful men and women that carved out and settled Carbon County, Wyoming. The author has done a phenomenal job of pulling together the history of these people and bringing it to life for the reader. If you've ever wondered what it would have been like to be one of the first white men to walk in the Wind River Range or what the outlaws were really like back in the old west, this is the book for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Accurate history, well-told, November 9, 1999

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Eric J. Palen ([e-mail]) (Laramie, WY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Profiles from Carbon County, Wyoming's Past (Dreamers and Schemers Series) (Hardcover)

Entertaining and accurate history of characters from Carbon County's past including outlaws, copper kings, mountain men. I throroughly enjoyed this.