tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post1596997646597065675..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Gun Control in the Wild West--Nancy J. FarrierDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-38014585562392336222013-03-19T11:38:01.681-04:002013-03-19T11:38:01.681-04:00The winner of the drawing is Jan from janstiches. ...The winner of the drawing is Jan from janstiches. Congratulations, Jan!Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-83013602164475440622013-03-19T07:26:02.733-04:002013-03-19T07:26:02.733-04:00I am going to be looking for this book. I love boo...I am going to be looking for this book. I love books about immigrants. I also wanted to say I enjoyed your post and sorry I did not comment yesterday as it was a crazy day. <br /><br />griperang at embarqmail dot comAngela - Bookaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700701599985883408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-23549834943176341282013-03-19T03:33:27.747-04:002013-03-19T03:33:27.747-04:00Interesting --you learn something new everyday. =)...Interesting --you learn something new everyday. =) I'd imagine there were a lot of fictionalized accounts of the Wild West that are similar to military suspense novels today --plausible events, but not necessarily real life. <br /><br />jafuchi7[at]hawaii[dot]eduLady DragonKeepernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-20394437994677091412013-03-19T01:22:38.099-04:002013-03-19T01:22:38.099-04:00I love anything to do with the wild west! :) I nev...I love anything to do with the wild west! :) I never realized that they had so many rules/laws about guns... Great post!<br />Lisa<br />deiselbuffs@yahoo.caAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-42866580942734969362013-03-19T00:01:48.772-04:002013-03-19T00:01:48.772-04:00Very interesting - I have to admit that, yes, a lo...Very interesting - I have to admit that, yes, a lot of gun shoot-outs were what I pictured as representative of the west. Had never read anything previously re: gun laws in the towns. Thanks for the opportunity to win the gift pack!<br /><br />bonnieroof60@yahoo.combonnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-74331108514398091062013-03-18T23:17:28.280-04:002013-03-18T23:17:28.280-04:00Good evening, Ms. Farrier,
I've enjoyed readi...Good evening, Ms. Farrier,<br /><br />I've enjoyed reading Westerns for most of my life, especially frontier or settler stories, as much as horse dramas of a lot of varieties! There is always a certain element of creative liberty taken I think, when each writer decides how much fact and truth learnt in research to include into their stories, so I am sure that even with the subject of the Old West, it could either have been better than originally known to us, this many generations lateron, OR it was a balance of all the good and bad we could imagine! I think what was encouraging to read tonight is that the towns themselves wanted to improve their lives and live a life in peace. I can imagine that took a lot of courage back then, and how nice to read that they made that achievement!<br /><br />Like the woman ahead of me, {Lane}, I am a second generation as well, as my grandmother came from Scotland! :) I too, would be keen to win the Brides Collection, but as its due in July, I think that's a bit ahead of us!? Today's giveaway is for one western historical, one contemparary, & a tote bag, right!? I'll earmark the Brides title to look for it come Summer, but I'd be thrilled to *win!* these two books + tote! I'd use the bag to carry my yarn around in, as I'm forever running out of space for carting my projects around! And, the books would mark a nice introduction to your writings!!<br /><br />inkand-blogaways(at)usa.net<br />//FloridaJorienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-88857790642019576432013-03-18T20:46:05.574-04:002013-03-18T20:46:05.574-04:00I know Marshal Matt Dillon was a radio/TV made-up ...I know Marshal Matt Dillon was a radio/TV made-up person, but he had a few bad guys "get out of Dodge"<br />in the old serial westerns, the cowboys would go around the same "rock" several times in the shoot-outs<br />Thanks for this fun post. Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House<br />I would love to have the Immigrant Brides Collection since I am second generation on my maternal grandmother's side ~ she came with her family from Norway when she was 16.<br />lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]netLane Hill Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952459499802207852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-85226741747786218752013-03-18T20:07:07.753-04:002013-03-18T20:07:07.753-04:00Very interesting post today. Thank you.
I imagine...Very interesting post today. Thank you.<br /><br />I imagine that the dime novels were slightly exaggerated in order to sell them and as Jenny said at the top of the comments, to entice people to move west.<br /><br />Wow! I'd say the gunfight at the ok corral was exaggerated.<br /><br />Thank you for the information.<br /><br />Smiles & Blessings,<br />Cindy W.<br /><br />countrybear52 AT yahoo DOT comCindy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09030648905662071478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-40423744494074291042013-03-18T19:58:21.755-04:002013-03-18T19:58:21.755-04:00Oh, goodness! That would be awful! Oh, goodness! That would be awful! Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559934405090747046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-87830179257464522602013-03-18T19:44:07.616-04:002013-03-18T19:44:07.616-04:00Hi Glenda, I've been to Old Tucson a few times...Hi Glenda, I've been to Old Tucson a few times. Those places are a lot of fun to visit.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-74042761690893554452013-03-18T19:43:24.622-04:002013-03-18T19:43:24.622-04:00Interesting thought, Veronica. You could be right....Interesting thought, Veronica. You could be right.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-57286260893134298682013-03-18T19:42:16.682-04:002013-03-18T19:42:16.682-04:00Thanks, Wendy.Thanks, Wendy.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-64001633470841004782013-03-18T19:42:01.109-04:002013-03-18T19:42:01.109-04:00Agreed, Vickie.Agreed, Vickie.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-84914006643348343672013-03-18T19:41:01.106-04:002013-03-18T19:41:01.106-04:00Thank you, Sue. I love wild west history too.Thank you, Sue. I love wild west history too.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-40935650179335619532013-03-18T19:40:23.314-04:002013-03-18T19:40:23.314-04:00Hi Kay, how fun that you won Jaime's coffee.
...Hi Kay, how fun that you won Jaime's coffee. <br /><br />I agree that gunfights in the Old West weren't every day occurrences. Just the fact that people had to check their guns at the Sheriff's office says they had more gunfights than they wanted. I don't know that they weren't commonplace though.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-79660499440423631472013-03-18T19:34:58.658-04:002013-03-18T19:34:58.658-04:00Hi Jasmine, I loved Louie L'Amour and Zane Gre...Hi Jasmine, I loved Louie L'Amour and Zane Grey. I would read their books over and over. Montana does have quite the reputation, especially in the Old West. You live in a beautiful State. Thanks for the comments.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-71313585561341783732013-03-18T19:33:07.250-04:002013-03-18T19:33:07.250-04:00Thanks for the comments, Jan. I love doing the res...Thanks for the comments, Jan. I love doing the research.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-65485457014761435832013-03-18T19:32:37.075-04:002013-03-18T19:32:37.075-04:00Thank you, Maxie.Thank you, Maxie.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-62495525414428343912013-03-18T19:32:15.437-04:002013-03-18T19:32:15.437-04:00I agree, Eliza. Thank you for your comments.I agree, Eliza. Thank you for your comments.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-8805782706972536192013-03-18T19:11:09.026-04:002013-03-18T19:11:09.026-04:00Janet, I've never been to Dodge City, KS, but ...Janet, I've never been to Dodge City, KS, but I've been to Tombstone, AZ. I couldn't believe how small the area of the "OK Corral" shootout was. Those guys could have thrown rocks at one another. lolNancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-82725056989820801142013-03-18T19:09:10.500-04:002013-03-18T19:09:10.500-04:00I agree with you. I love those books and movies, b...I agree with you. I love those books and movies, but the facts are fascinating too.Nancy J Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566747643718758182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-41758208485964668062013-03-18T18:27:15.731-04:002013-03-18T18:27:15.731-04:00I love the old west and reading about it. I have ...I love the old west and reading about it. I have been to Old Tucson and Tombstone and learn something new every time I go. Thanks for enlightenment, and thanks for the chance to win in a giveaway. Love reading and love learning!<br /><br />Glenda<br /><br />gjac444 (at) gmail (dot) comG.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08620086211584528776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-78817943422577743782013-03-18T18:16:37.811-04:002013-03-18T18:16:37.811-04:00I'm sure some were probably unrealistic. I be...I'm sure some were probably unrealistic. I bet some of the people who wrote them really didn't know what they were talking about or exaggerated purposely. shopgirl152nykiki(at)yahoo(dot)comShopgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057732228286297529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-34034183224771018342013-03-18T18:14:08.038-04:002013-03-18T18:14:08.038-04:00I would love to win this book, thank you for the c...I would love to win this book, thank you for the chance.<br /><br />wfnren(at)aol(dot)comWendy Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155923100367204852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-33742662294008334272013-03-18T17:44:26.281-04:002013-03-18T17:44:26.281-04:00Very interesting post, Nancy. It does make you won...Very interesting post, Nancy. It does make you wonder as the western movies we see and just how realistic they are. Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.com