Last Chance Byway: The History of Nine Mile Canyon - Softcover

Jerry D. Spangler (author) & Donna Kemp Spanglr (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1607814420 ISBN 13: 9781607814429

Publisher: The University of Utah Press, 2016

Synopsis

Nine Mile Canyon is famous the world over for its prehistoric rock art and remnants of ancient Fremont habitation. But it also teems with Old West history that is salted with iconic figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Last Chance Byway tells the stories of human endeavor and folly in a place historians have long ignored.

The history of Nine Mile Canyon is often the story of those who came with dreams and left broke and disillusioned, although there were exceptions. Some who left their mark include famed outlaw hunter Joe Bush, infamous bounty hunter Jack Watson, the larger-than-life cattle baron Preston Nutter, and Robert Leroy Parker, better known as Butch Cassidy.

About this title

About the Author

Jerry D. Spangler is an archaeologist and a recognized expert on the prehistoric peoples of eastern Utah, USA, and is the executive director of the non-profit Colorado Plateau Archaeological Alliance, which is dedicated to preserving the past.

Donna Kemp Spangler is an award-winning writer, a former journalist, and currently the communications director for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of Utah Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1607814420
• ISBN 13: 9781607814429
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352