"On May 17, 1876, Elizabeth Bacon Custer kissed her husband George goodbye and wished him good fortune in his efforts to fulfill the Army’s orders to drive in the Native Americans who would not willingly relocate to a reservation. Adorned in a black taffeta dress and a velvet riding cap with a red peacock feather that matched George’s red scarf, she watched the proud regiment ride off. It was a splendid picture. This new biography of E ..."
The Young Duke(2nd Edition) The Early Life of John Wayne by Chris Enss, HowardKazanjian Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2018 by Twodot ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-3404-8, ISBN: 1-4930-3404-9
"By the time Stagecoach made John Wayne a silver-screen star in 1939, the thirty-one-year-old was already a veteran of more than sixty films, having twirled six-guns and foiled cattle rustlers in B Westerns for five studios. By the 1950s he was Hollywood’s most popular actor—an Academy Award nominee destined to become an American icon. This biography reveals the story of his early life, illustrated with rare archival images."
Ma Barker America's Most Wanted Mother by Chris Enss, HowardKazanjian Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2016 by Twodot ISBN-13: 978-0-7627-9631-1, ISBN: 0-7627-9631-6
"Was Arizona Donnie Clark, AKA Kate “Ma” Barker the mastermind behind the Barker gang terrorizing the Midwest during the early years of the great Depression? Or was she a terrible mother who urged her sons to criminal behavior for her own financial gain? Or does the truth lie somewhere in between. This lively retelling of the legend of Ma Barker and her boys is full of action, intrigue, and the answers to mysteries that have lingered for ..."
"It was the golden age of baseball, and all over the country teams gathered on town fields in front of throngs of fans to compete for local glory. In Rawlins, Wyoming, residents lined up for tickets to see slugger Joseph Seng and the rest of the Wyoming Penitentiary Death Row All Stars as they took on all comers in baseball games with considerably more at stake. Teams came from Reno, Nevada; Klamath Falls, Oregon; Bodie, California; and ..."
Tilghman Bill Tilghman, Zoe Stratton, And The Making Of A Legendary Lawman by Chris Enss, HowardKazanjian Published 2024 by Twodot ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-4606-5, ISBN: 1-4930-4606-3
"Her body of work is recognized as some of the state's finest historical writing. The book Tilghman is not only the story of a man - it's a colorful, exciting history of the last days of the Western frontier."
"Long before the screen placed the face of Mary Pickford before the eyes of millions of Americans, this girl, born August 13, 1860 as Phoebe Anne Oakley Moses, had won the right to the title of -America's Sweetheart.- Having grown up learning to shoot game to help support her family, Annie won first prize and met her future husband at a shooting match when she was fifteen years old. He convinced her to change her name to Annie Oakley and ..."
Mochi's War The Tragedy of Sand Creek by Chris Enss, HowardKazanjian 192 Pages, Published 2015 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-1394-4, ISBN: 1-4930-1394-7
"Penney, Tales of the Cheyennes, 2–4; George Bird Grinnell, The Cheyenne
Indians: Their History & Lifeways, 202–3. 3. Grinnell, Cheyenne Indians, 202–3;
Report of the Secretary of War Sand Creek Massacre, 182; George E. Hyde, Life
of George Bent Written from His Letters, 241–43. 4. Hyde, Life of George Bent,
200–201; Patrick M. Mendoza, Song of Sorrow: Massacre at Sand Creek, 106;
Peter Harrison, Mochi: Cheyenne Woman Warrior, 4; Ga ..."
Death Row All Stars A Story of Baseball, Corruption, and Murder by Chris Enss, HowardKazanjian 176 Pages, Published 2014 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-1418-7, ISBN: 1-4930-1418-8
"the first picture taken of the Wyoming State Penitentiary all Stars. all the team
members are wearing prison-issued shirts with their intake number over the left
pocket. the little boy in the center of the all Stars is Warden alston's son, felix
alston ..."
Happy Trails A Pictorial Celebration of the Life and Times of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans by HowardKazanjian, Chris Enss 176 Pages, Published 2005 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-0-7627-9558-1, ISBN: 0-7627-9558-1
"A Pictorial Celebration of the Life and Times of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Howard Kazanjian, Chris Enss. chemistry between Roy and Dale was
enchanting, and together they were an entertainment powerhouse. In addition to
their films, they had popular radio programs, comic book series, albums, and a
long list of merchandise (including clothes, boots, and toys), all bearing their
names. Roy and Dale were successful individually, as wel ..."
"Take one well-oiled effective killing machine, add a familiar hero on the ground, in the air, and on horseback; stir in a ghastly end that’s surely impossible to escape, add action, add passion, made on a shoestring budget at breakneck speed, and you’ve got the recipe for Republic Pictures. Who, after all, cannot forget The Atomic Kid, starring Mickey Rooney, or The Untamed Heiress, with an un-Oscar-worthy performance by ingénue Judy Ca ..."
"Relive the Golden Era of the King of the Cowboys and the Queen of the West In the mid-twentieth century, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans ruled the West from the silver screen as the King of Cowboys and the Queen of the West. Off screen, this husband and wife duo raised a family and lived the "Code of the West." In this biography, named for their first feature film as a pair, the Rogers family shares the inside story of these beloved Western i ..."
The Young Duke The Early Life of John Wayne by Chris Enss, HowardKazanjian 240 Pages, Published 2018 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-3405-5, ISBN: 1-4930-3405-7
"By the 1950s he was Hollywood’s most popular actor—an Academy Award nominee destined to become an American icon. This biography reveals the story of his early life, illustrated with rare archival images."
"The Story of Republic Pictures Chris Enss, Howard Kazanjian. company. Yates
struggled to keep order. In addition to the issues at work, he had to contend with
personal matters outside the office. In 1948, he left his wife, Elsie Petra, of thirty-
six ..."
"In Republic Pictures' latest film “The Cowboy and the Senorita,” Roy Rogers and
his sidekick Guinn “Big Boy” Williams, amble into a busy frontier berg looking for
work and are mistakenly identified as felons. Roy and Williams' character “Teddy
Bear” are accused of kidnapping 17-year-old Chip Martinez, played by Republic
Pictures singing sensation, Mary Lee. In truth ... Meanwhile, Ysobel has promised
to sell the mine to her boyfrie ..."
Ma Barker America's Most Wanted Mother by Chris Enss, HowardKazanjian 184 Pages, Published 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-2586-2, ISBN: 1-4930-2586-4
"Motorcycle Officer J. E. Marshall and his partner Frank Bush spotted the
gangsters' car speeding through town at 2:00 in the morning. After a short ...
Officer Marshall died instantly. Charlie and Porter fired their weapons out of the
back window at Officer Bush. Porterjumped out of the car and ran off, still firing his
weapon. Officer Bush returned fire, hitting two of the three bandits in the process.
... In mid-September 1927 au ..."
"Colorado Territory in 1864 wasn't merely the wild west, it was a land in limbo while the Civil War raged in the east and politics swirled around its potential admission to the union. The territorial governor, John Evans, had ambitions on the national stage should statehood occur--and he was joined in those ambitions by a local pastor and erstwhile Colonel in the Colorado militia, John Chivington. The decision was made to take a hard lin ..."
"... 978-0-7627-8815-6 Printed in the United States ofAmerica 10987654321 Text
design: Sheryl P. Kober Layout: Joanna Beyer The Library of Congress has
previously catalogued an earlier (hardcover) edition as follows: Kazanjian,
Howard. None wounded, none missing, all dead : the story of Elizabeth Bacon
Custer / Howard Kazanjian, Chris Enss. p. cm. Includes bibliographical
references. ISBN 978-0-7627-5969-9 1. Custer, Elizabeth Bacon ..."
Sam Sixkiller(1st Edition) Cherokee Frontier Lawman by HowardKazanjian, Chris Enss Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2012 by Twodot ISBN-13: 978-0-7627-6075-6, ISBN: 0-7627-6075-3
"The Oklahoma Historical Society Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History for 2012. A riveting biography of a little-known Native-American who shaped history—complete with shootouts, romance, intrigue, and a little politics."