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Healy's West

Healy's West
The Life and Times of John J. Healy
Gordon E. Tolton

When Healy pans for Idaho gold, descends the Missouri River, tames wild Alberta mustangs, stares down Montana outlaws, equips Klondike prospectors, or promotes the untapped potential of Alaska, you cant help but admire this calculating bundle of Celtic dynamite who saw borders as mere lines to cross, great distances as stepping stones, and empty prairies or icy oceans as opportunities for exploration... You'll love him. You'll hate him. And you will awaken a new understanding of an era both invigorating and brutal...

Although he was never immortalized in a dime novel or Hollywood western, John J. Healy (1840-1908) was one of the most influential figure of the westward movement. From Irish famine to army saddle, from taking on powerful monopolies to trading with the Blackfoot, from political manoeuvring to hunting down rustlers behind a sherrifs badge, Healy challenged life, nature, enemies, and governments head on....

This is the most complete and truly balanced account of Healy's life ever published. Healy's West is a must read for any history buff.

-Taken from back cover.

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