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Wild Towns of Nebraska

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Not your typical history book. This one is full of stories about Nebraska starting in the mid 1800's and the stories show just how unlawful and savage this area could be. The pictures are wonderful. As a Nebraskan interested in history on my home state, I found this to be a very interesting book.

A great author captures the early frontier days as they were meant to be read, heard and told. In the days before Husker football (before the 1890's), Nebraska was in its infancy. Many towns popped up and law and order was not always to be found. Wayne Lee tells of these tales in the river towns, cattle drive towns and farming communities. This book is more interesting than you can imagine. Also, another great purchase is Wayne Lee's Bad Men and Bad Towns. If you buy these books, you not be unhappy.

AS A PERSON THAT WAS BORN IN NEBRASKA AND RESIDED IN OR AROUND MANY OF THE TOWNS THAT HE TALKED ABOUT I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING.
I HAD HEARD SOME OF THE STORIES FROM MY DAD AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT LIVED IN THAT TIME PERIOD.I HAVE A PICTURE OF RATTLE SNAKE PETE WHICH THE ATHUR TALKED ABOUT IN THE BOOK AND SOME THE INDIANS FROM THE RESERVATION. I LIVED A FEW MILES FROM THE RESERVATIONS AND KNEW QUITE A FEW INDIANS FROM THE RESERVATIONS IN SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THEY WAS A LOT OF STORIES AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE BOOK THAT I KNEW ABOUT. I IMAGINE THAT IS ANOTHER BOOK.
HAROLD STONER

Not your typical history book. This one is full of stories about Nebraska starting in the mid 1800's and the stories show just how unlawful and savage this area could be. The pictures are wonderful. As a Nebraskan interested in history on my home state, I found this to be a very interesting book.

As an author, I do a lot of research. I found Wild Towns of Nebraska to be informative and entertaining. It contains numerous photographs and is written in a down-to-earth style with interesting historical facts about the not-so-nice guys of Nebraska history. It's not only a great resource, but it's also an enjoyable read. Highly recommended!