Project Gutenberg 2008-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 123 Hough, Emerson 1857 1923 The Story of the Outlaw: A Study of the Western Desperado Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by D. Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Story of the Outlaw: A Study of the Western Desperado" by Emerson Hough is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work dives into the intriguing and complex phenomenon of the American outlaw, exploring the circumstances and societal conditions that bred such notorious figures throughout the tumultuous history of the American West. It examines themes of lawlessness, social justice, and the fabric of frontier life, drawing connections to notable outlaws and vigilantism. The opening of the narrative sets the stage by establishing the author's intent to approach the subject of outlaws not with sensationalism, but with a historical lens. Hough acknowledges his lack of desire to defend the actions of outlaws while also emphasizing their unique role in American history. He delves into the psychology of the desperado, discussing the inherent qualities that predisposed certain individuals to become outlaws, alongside observations about the societal failures that allowed lawlessness to flourish. Early chapters hint at examining the types of individuals who embraced the outlaw lifestyle, their motivations, and the consequences of their actions on the evolving landscape of American law and order. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en West (U.S.) -- History Outlaws Criminals -- West (U.S.) Crime -- West (U.S.) F590.3 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - American 555914 555917 2024-10-10T12:13:02.045378 2023-09-11T04:35:28.949583 text/html text/html 558567 2008-01-17T05:25:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1176593 2008-01-17T05:25:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1192583 2024-10-10T12:13:12.752273 application/epub+zip 1196466 2024-10-10T12:13:06.101313 application/epub+zip 294156 2024-10-10T12:13:04.571315 application/epub+zip 1459503 2024-10-10T12:13:17.841259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1408195 2024-10-10T12:13:11.626264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419927 2022-09-11T09:33:08.222426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500805 500616 2024-10-10T12:13:00.854334 2023-09-11T04:35:28.147578 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 500500 2008-01-17T05:25:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 190561 2008-01-17T05:25:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 500491 2008-01-17T05:25:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190494 2008-01-17T05:25:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22326 2024-10-10T12:13:17.989247 application/rdf+xml 19971 2024-10-10T12:13:05.145289 image/jpeg 4411 2024-10-10T12:13:04.854327 image/jpeg 1383559 2024-10-10T12:13:02.140330 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia