
Henry Plummer
A Novel
Frank B. Linderman(Author)
Bison Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
221 pages
978-0-8032-7989-6 (ISBN)
Description
Sheriff and outlaw Henry Plummer needed no introduction to the citizens of Montana Territory in the mid-nineteenth century. And well into the twentieth century, Frank Bird Linderman sought out the stories of the people who knew Plummer-and ultimately hanged him. In 1920 Linderman completed a novel about Plummer's life, but it was rejected by publisher after publisher. They felt that it showed too much fidelity to historical truth for a public increasingly enamored of western dime novels. Eighty years later, Linderman's lively interpretation of one of Montana's most enduring legends is being published for the first time. Plummer scarcely resembled the model sheriffs of movie and television westerns. Coolly calculating, he used his position as sheriff of Bannack during Montana Territory's first gold rush to organize a band of road agents who systematically robbed and murdered miners in remote areas. The highwaymen became so brazen that the miners felt compelled to band together and wage a vigorous lynch-law campaign to restore order. In 1864 these vigilantes caught up with Plummer and delivered their own brand of justice.
Reviews / Votes
"An engaging, 80-year-old western epic."-Booklist "(Linderman's) novel, Henry Plummer follows the dastardly deeds of the title character, a notorious outlaw and sheriff. . . . A lively foreword includes excerpts from the author's personal correspondence."-Publishers WeeklyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Nebraska
United States
Publishing group
University of Nebraska Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illus
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8032-7989-6 (9780803279896)
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Persons
Frank Bird Linderman (1869-1938) is the highly acclaimed author of the following works, all available in Bison Books editions: Indian Old-Man Stories, Indian Why Stories, Kootenai Why Stories, The Montana Stories of Frank B. Linderman, Old Man Coyote, Plenty-coups, and Pretty-shield. Sarah Waller Hatfield is Linderman's granddaughter.