Although she was accused of many crimes, Belle was in reality an honest woman whose pride and temper made her an object of suspicion. Her daughter, Pearl, achieved everythingóexcept the respectability she craved.
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Western writer Phillip W. Steele serves as president of the National Outlaw and Lawman History Association and is a member of the Western Writers of America. Steele's other books include The Many Faces of Jesse James (pb), Jesse and Frank James: The Family History (pb), and Outlaws and Gunfighters of the Old West (pb/cass). All are published by Pelican.
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This review is from: Starr Tracks: Belle and Pearl Starr (Paperback)
First of all, Phillip Steele did a nice job of tracking down living decendants of Belle Starr, and actually turning up new information in the form of letters, photographs and family history. That's pretty impressive for a biography of someone who died in 1889 and had been the subject of much fictionalized and exaggerated press accounts that passed into history. Steele attempts to set the record straight while acknowledging that many important details of Belle Starr's life will never be known for certain. Unfortunately, the 100 page book (and the first 21 pages are preface, etc.) is simply too short. It almost seems like an outline. Steele could have used an editor to help push him to flesh out details, clarify information, and improve the writing and layout. With the new information he discovered, this could have been a substantial, definitive biography. But regardless, it is more than worthwhile, it does not give into baseless speculation, and it does not bore you -- you are left wanting to know more about the fascinating and tragic lives of Belle Starr and her children.
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A great book with all the facts!,
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This review is from: Starr Tracks: Belle and Pearl Starr (Paperback)
This account of the lives of the infamous Belle and Pearl Starr is wonderful reading. Phillip W. Steele has done a great job of giving the reader the facts while making it very interesting reading. I enjoyed this book.
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This review is from: Starr Tracks: Belle and Pearl Starr (Paperback)
This book, one of many on this complex western frontier personality, adds previously unknown discussed details of her life. The writer presents her in a more favorable light than I would, in view of the fact that one of my ancestors arrested her on several occasions when he was a deputy United States marshal. I view her from the law and order side. The writer views her as a human being but does not acknowledge her real criminal tendencies which were numerous. If she lived in this century, she would be in prison for a long time. But it is a very interesting book, nonetheless.
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John Shirley, a native of Virginia, was born in 1794. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fort Smith, Belle Starr, Jim Reed, Indian Territory, Younger's Bend, Pearl Starr, Cole Younger, Flossie Pearl, John Shirley, Reed Born, Rose Pearl, Sam Starr, Belle Reed, Eddie Reed, Jim July Starr, Rich Hill, Bruce Younger, Robert Hutton, Civil War, Mamie Reed, Los Nietos, Siloam Springs, Edgar Watson, Jim Middleton, Myra Maebelle Shirley New!
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John Shirley, a native of Virginia, was born in 1794. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fort Smith, Belle Starr, Jim Reed, Indian Territory, Younger's Bend, Pearl Starr, Cole Younger, Flossie Pearl, John Shirley, Reed Born, Rose Pearl, Sam Starr, Belle Reed, Eddie Reed, Jim July Starr, Rich Hill, Bruce Younger, Robert Hutton, Civil War, Mamie Reed, Los Nietos, Siloam Springs, Edgar Watson, Jim Middleton, Myra Maebelle Shirley New!
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- Washington County (GA) (Images of America) by Washington County Historical Society in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Belle Starr: A Novel of the Old West by Deborah Camp in Front Matter
- Belle of the West: The True Story of Belle Starr (Women of the Frontier) by Margaret Rau in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Many Faces of Jesse James, The by Phillip Steele in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Ozark Tales and Superstitions by Phillip Steele in Front Matter
- Outlaws and Gunslingers by Alton Pryor on page 65
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