William B Secrest: 3 books
by William B. Secrest
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
For many years one of the prime hardships on the western American frontier was the scarcity of women. Men could endure living a rough existence out in the open, fighting Indians and the elements, but the loneliness of life without women could become almost unendurable. Miners...
Behind San Quentin's Walls
The History of California’s Legendary Prison and Its Inmates, 1851-1900
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
San Quentin is one of the most famous prisons in American history, featured in countless movies and novels, yet few know its colorful early history. In Behind San Quentin’s Walls, noted Old West historian William B. Secrest reveals the beginning of San Quentin, from its unlikely start as a real...
The Great Yosemite Holdups
The Last Stagecoach Robberies on the Road to Yosemite and How One of the Events Was Actually Photographed!
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
The robberies on the road to Yosemite during the early 1900s were unique for several reasons. Despite the lack of money involved, the number of coaches and passengers robbed at one time, coupled with the fact that the bandits were never apprehended, were reason enough to be...