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This was a real nice book that helped parents of teens understand what they like to do and where they like to "hang out" You should get this book because you and your teen will have guarenteed more wholesome time resulting in a better relationshop with your teen. Thank You.

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Many of us who appreciate the work of truly great non-fiction writers were deeply saddened by the recent passing of Alistair Cooke.

Although best remembered for his long running radio commentary "A Letter from America" and his various television shows of early years, it makes for a pleasant change to go back and rediscover some of Mr Cooke's more substantial literary efforts.

A graduate in English literature from Cambridge University and a print journalist of considerable experience, Alistair managed to perfect a difficult balancing act. Throughout his long and prestigious career he steadfastly adhered to the highest professional and intellectual standards while still managing to enjoy enviable success within the mass media. In many ways he "Raised the bar" in regard to industry standards by proving that there was, indeed, a sizeable market for quality work if it was cleverly presented in an entertaining and accessible style.

In this book the veteran newspaper man draws upon his impressive array of observational and descriptive skills to create a striking collection of penetrating celebrity profiles. Alistair wrote with the deft, light hand of a popular scribe but also with the probing incisiveness of a psychology professor. At all times he examined the inner workings of his subjects with an almost clinical thoroughness and a commendable sense of fairness. When it came to creating word pictures, the man was an old master.

Alistair Cooke was a consummate journalist - an "all class act" and a credit to his chosen calling .

Mr. Cooke is a very bright, amusing, observant man -- who writes so extraordinarily well you'll wish to re-read passage after passage for the pleasure of the sounds. He has chosen six men of diverse background and writes about them with sympathy -- but more importantly for this reader, with an acute sense of their singularity and what made them so. Any reader would only wish the book much longer because it's a beautiful one.

Six famous transatlantic figures: 3 English and 3 American men, all of whom had a legendary meaning in the seventies: Charles Chaplin, H. L. Mencken, Humphrey Bogart, Adlai Stevenson, Bertrand Russell and Edward VIII. I liked his style of writing and he really provided insightful surprises on each of these famous men. An interesting read, if not for the history alone.

The Defense Satellite Program (DSP)-truly one of the most innocuous code names ever devised for a critical military program-arose in the earliest years of the space age as a means of detecting the launch of a rocket from anywhere in the world. With the development of ballistic missiles in the 1950s, for the first time in the history of the United States our two great oceans could not protect us from sustained attack and destruction. To warn against a Soviet ballistic missile attack, and thereby to allow time for the launch of a counterattack, the Department of Defense sponsored the development of satellites ringing the globe that would use infrared photographic technology to detect missile launches. The theory behind the system was that the heat signature from the rocket blast would be detected by satellites in space and then show up on infrared scopes at military monitoring posts. Through this process the time and place of launch, as well as the missile trajectory, could be ascertained within seconds of launch.

It was a brilliant concept but it took years for it to come to fruition. The first effort, Project MIDAS, experienced numerous technical problems, but finally reached a turning point in 1963 when MIDAS 7 detected the first missile launch from space. MIDAS confirmed the concept, and the DSP program, with first launch in 1970, has provided early warning of missile launches ever since. Through 1997 eighteen DSP satellites had been placed in orbit, not all of them operational of course at the same time.

Jeffrey T. Richelson's history of this program, "America's Space Sentinels," is an especially important and welcome addition to the literature of the military space program. It provides as comprehensive an understanding of this effort as is possible in the current environment, using a wealth of declassified documents to piece together this program's evolution from idea to implementation and operational life. It is, of course, not the final word on this subject because of still-classified materials that should one day be made available about DSP, but it represents a benchmark in the historiography.

Especially welcome is Richelson's discussion of DSP's employment in the post-cold war era. He provides an excellent overview of its use to detect Scud missile launches in the Gulf War of 1991. He also describes how it detected the test firing of a new Iranian missile in 1998 and its use in piecing together the details of airplane accidents, such as the September 1997 collision of American and German military aircraft off the Atlantic coast of Africa. He ends with a discussion of the follow-on missile launch detection program, the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), which is due to come on line at the end of the century.

From the time when DSP served as the backbone of the nation's strategic early warning system during the cold war through its continued use in the still very threatening climate of the 1990s to its replacement by a presumably more capable system, this book is an important contribution to the public's understanding of space-based military systems. It should be required reading for all who are interested in the strategic defense of the United States in the nuclear era.

This book gives an excellent overview of America's Missile Warning satellites, beginning with MIDAS in the 1960s and ending with SBIRS for the 21st Century. The information included in the text is more in-depth that the fact sheets given out by the United States Air Force.

Dr. Jeff Richelson has provided some of the greatest reads dealing with United States military satellite systems - "America's Secret Eyes in Space", "The US Intelligence Community", and now "America's Space Sentinels." This book covers the genesis and evolution of the US' space-based missile warning system, commonly known as DSP, or defense support program. Dr. Richelson takes us through the teething of MIDAS, Program 646, and DSP's early predecessors, in addition to its successors of ALERT and SBIRS.

One high point in the text is the information on SCUD missile launches during Operation Desert Storm. While the news media reported bits and pieces on the launches, Dr. Richelson gives us a "bird's eye" view of what crews in Colorado saw half-a-world away, and what their contribution did to the defense of the US troops in the desert.

The only downside to this book is its currency - This is a volume in definite need of updating due to the bringing online of the SBIRS constellation, the battles fought during the Clinton era about space systems and emerging technologies that have DSP/SBIRS ready for the scrap-heap. If you're a military space-nut like me, this needs to be in your library.

Law scholar David M. O'Brien puts together a solid, shocking, and courageous book that gives the reader a deep look into the intense conflcits between church and state. O'Brien stresses the relationship between culture and the law, and how many minority cultures in the United States are prosecuted for breaking the law in order to remain dedicated to their own religions. This book illustrates the controversies between the laws against rituals such as animal sacrifice versus the first amendment that grants the right to religious freedom. O'Brien focuses on a trial that took place titled "Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah" in which members of the Santeria religion of Cuba were being tried for performing animal sacrifices. Animal sacrifices are an integral part of the Santeria religion. Throughout this book, the technicalities of both the law and this culture are discussed, as well as the reactions of local authorities in Florida when these religious practices occured. "Animal Sacrifice and Religious Freedom" addresses the important question as to how to have a fair balance between the law and religious freedom. Many holes in the United States' legal socety are exposed throughout this work, and it makes the reader wonder how parallel modern day laws are with the constitution that this country was founded on.

The book narrates the judicial dispute between Ernesto Pichardo, a Cuban immigrant, and the city of Hialeah for the establishment of the Church Lukumi Babalu Aye. The Church practices the religion of Santeria, a mix of old African religions and Catholicism, and performs ritual sacrifices of chicken. The city passed a law prohibiting animal sacrifices and made the foundation of the church impossible.
The dispute goes all the way to the Supreme Court, raising issues about the limits of religious freedom and the protection of animals and involving diverse groups of the society. Although the Supreme Court justices unanimously decided that the city ordinances were discriminatory, the basis for the decisions differed greatly. Some of the arguments in favor of the end of the Hialeah's law against animal sacrifice were that is was generic, against the mistreatment of animals, and not particularly against that church. The arguments in favor of the Church were that the law was biased, created to attack the church and the religious values of the minorities, and not to protect the animals in general
O'Brien analyzes this dispute in a political, legal and cultural way, offering exceptional insights and important information that add new prospects to the discussion. The book begins with a presentation of Ernesto Pichardo's life and to the origin and practices of the religion of Santeria. Then it makes an explanation about the politic matters underlying the litigation and describes the evolution of the courts decisions regarding religious liberty. The last chapters of the book analyses the different stages of the litigation, providing "behind the scenes" information that go beyond a superficial understanding of the case.
The book is easy to understand and may interest the academic reader as well as the general public. The author's approach to the case clarifies the issues that motivate the litigation, and raises an important discussion about the limits for the religious freedom rights and for the creation of government policies, as well as the politic situation of the contemporary United States.

We as a culture slaughter animals by the millions, in large death factories that inhumaely kill these animals and wrap the bits and pieces up in nice and tidy cellophane containers so Americans can eat meat without having to do anything as un-christian as kill a living being.

What RARELY, if ever gets mentioned is that in Santeria (as it is in all ATR's) The animal is ritually cleansed and killed, with the blood offered to the Orisha, and the meat is then eaten in a feast by the worshippers. The Kosher Jewish practice, the animals are ritually slaughtered in the most humane way possible.

Even in the bible, the Christian God demands blood/animal sacrifice

With my white-bread secular upbringing, Even I can respect and uphold the practices of animal sacrifice in the righteous manner that is practiced by folks who are true to the path of La Regla.

"Answers for Chicken Little" is probably the best study on Revelation I have ever read. Dan Boone approaches "The Revelation of Jesus to John" as the beautiful continuation of the story of God's relationship with the human race. He does not try to squeeze 21st century situations into the ancient writing, but he does affirm that the story found there is also our story. In "Answers for Chicken Little," you will find an easy-to-read, very understandable approach to what many consider scripture's most difficult text. Happy reading!

If you're uncertain about future elements embedded in the last book of the bible, you might wanna try this one. This book gives a complete different angle on how to look on this "controversial" bible book. Dan Boone let's you get back on what it is really all about in the days when it was written. Not some apocoliptic seince fiction tale to doom us all, just dynamic history told in a curious way. The chapters are short and easy to follow. Add a little humor and voila, Answers for chicken little!

I have always been a bit curious about the last book of the Bible, but understanding it always eluded me. The book was recommended to me by a member of my church, and I feel like I finally understand! It breaks down different parts of scripture, explains how Revelation is an example of apocalyptic literature, and it's helped me understand this book of the Bible rather than be intimidated by it.

Johnny Boggs tells a tale about some rough experiences for a young teenage boy growing up on the prairie. He's stolen by Indians and escapes to the safety of a buffalo hunter who befriends him and takes him under his wing. The buffalo hunter has some growing up to do himself, and Boggs does a good job of bringing both the teenage boy, and his hunter friend through some violent life lessons that lead to maturity. Historically accurate, this book will help satisfy some who might be interestd in the time of the "buffalo runners" and what life may have been like as a captive among Comanches.

This is Great story with realistic characters,the old west as it really was,Johnny Boggs rousing tale of his Character,Coady Mcllvain,is so real,once you start this book its hard to it put down..

1872, Kansas.
When twelve-year-old Coady McIlvain and his dad are attacked by Indians, everything changes for him. His father is scalped and Coady is taken prisoner. Coady eventually escapes and ends up with a buffalo hunting, fifty caliber Sharps rifle packing, sharpshooter named Dylan Griffith.
Before coming West, young Coady has read a ton of dime westerns and his hero is the great Buffalo Bill Cody. The way the boy mixes up what he has in his mind from the books he's read, with the reality of what he runs into...if utterly fascinating at all times.
The Big Fifty has by far the very best portrayal of the buffalo hunters I've ever read...the endless killing, the piles of buffalo hides, the stinking, rotting carcasses, the seemingly limitless amount of bones and buffalo.
The buffalo hunter, Dylan Griffith, is an unusual hero too...he's a good guy, a printer by trade, better educated than most buffalo men, but not all good by any means, he kills thousands of buffalo, all the while knowing he's killing off a way of life that will never return. The Indians in this fabulously good read, they're all different, some are disgusting, mean, cruel, and others are decent, brave, considerate. The Big Fifty is a wild, rollicking tale, one that starts out with a bang, never ever lets the reader down for one moment, a book that keeps you turning the pages and reading long into the night. I just flat out loved The Big Fifty and I intend to get more books by Johnny D. Boggs and read them. Boggs is a wonderful writer and anyone who appreciates a western with lots of flavor and action, ought to really enjoy the Big Fifty. I highly recommend this terrific book! Sure to be a classic.

If you have been a Sandzen fan for a while, this book with its juicy color photos is what everyone has been craving. COLOR, COLOR, COLOR....every artist should have a look at just a few pages to get an idea of what it means to paint in color,...or with color. The artists palette is usually a unique handeling of color and Sandzen's pinks, oranges, greens and yellows are hypnotizing. If you are interested in Sandzen's printmaking, see my other review on his graphic works, but if you are looking for a very nice life overview of an under-rated artist,..give it a go!!!

Excellent book for the collector, art historian or art student interested in the "Van Gogh of America". As one of America's foremost buyers of Birger Sandzen paintings, I highly recommend this book. www.LawrenceBeebe.com

He would have wanted to be remembered most as a teacher and friend; he was that and more to those that were fortunate enough to have known him. Such was the life of the great Swedish artist Birger Sandzen.

In a glowing tribute to the man and his work, Emory Lindquist has managed to capture the essence of who he was and what he has meant to Kansas art. An absolutely beautiful account of his art and influence. Sandzen was a one of a kind visionary of the beauty that surrounds us in everyday life and nature. A first rate work by a learned historian, and obvious devotee, of Sandzen.

Lee Killough has got 3 very good novels here. Set in alternate future around to Law Enforment Officers (Leo's), you actually get 3 books for your money:

1.The Doppelganger gambit - which is about fraud and murder 2.Spider play - industrial esponage 3.dragon's teeth - political games.

These are classic 'opposites complement' each other character novels. However, the author convincly drags you into her future society and her characters are likable.

I'd also highly reccomend this author's other novel(s)'bloodwalk', which is a more contempary 'vampire-detective' novel(s)

Writing a science-fiction mystery is a task difficult to do well -- either you get too involved in the SF aspects, and slight the mystery (or, worse yet, make the mystery impossible to legitimately solve because it turns on things that don't yet exist), or you concentrate on keeping the mystery scrupulously fair to the reader and wind up killing the Sense of Wonder that is essential to SF.

Usually SF mysteries are good mysteries but mediocre SF or Good SF but only middling mysteries... or, worst of all, bad SF and bad mysteries.

Which brings us to Lee Killough, who has quite nicely performed the trick three times (though i must say that the second of the three novels here reprinted is the weakest of the three, it is by no means a Bad Story).

Part of the equation in a story like this is to create a viewpoint character the reader will enjoy following and through whose eyes the society and background of the story will be presented, and Killough's Janna Brill and her aggravating partner, "Mama" Maxwell fit the bill perfectly.

Janna and Mama are "lions" ("LEOs" -- "Law Enforcement Officers", in an example of the plausible future slang that Killough uses just enough of to give a sense of time and place, but not enough to require a glossary or footnotes), in a time when cops can no longer carry lethal weapons, when the internal-combustion engine has been outlawed and when giant ramjet starships carry colonists in suspended animation to new lives on distant worlds. And when the SCIB Card -- a universal ID card -- has supposedly made it impossible to avoid leaving a paper trail of your day-to-day life that documents where you've been and when you were there. And it's the death of a partner in a firm that specialises in outfitting colonial companies that drives the first story, in which we first meet our intrepid heroes. Mama is sure that killer is the dead man's partner... but his card records prove he was nowhere near the scene of death at the time of the crime.

In the end, justice is served and the stories all reach a satisfying conclusion.((Incidentally, based on the three books from them i have so far, i would pretty much recommend automatically buying anything you see with the Meisha Merlin imprint...))

Bridling Chaos by Lee Killough is about 2 mismatched cops partnered together to solve murders. Originally 3 separate books (Doppelganger's Gambit, Spider Play, and Dragon's Teeth), this book is an excellent read. Janna By-The-Book Brill and Mama Blue-Sky Maxwell are distinctly different personalities and play well (and sometimes bounce) off of each other. Ms. Killough has invented innovative and futuristic technological and scientific advances, street people, police jargon, clothing fashions, laws, vehicles, police methodology, personal and legal relationships, politics, etc., while at the same time making it evident that her future could easily evolve from our current. Some of the touches that enhance the immediacy and realism are the news announcements and police dispatch calls that are interjected periodically throughout the book. Bridling Chaos is an exciting, fun, solid science fiction / murder mystery / cop/detective story. I strongly recommend it.

This book looks at the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that outlawed segregation in schools 50 years ago this month. The actual case only takes up several chapters in the middle of the book. What is important is that the book tries to put the case in terms of legal, and societal, context. Chapters leading up speak about the legal challenges to segregation that appeared in the 50 prior years since Plessy v. Ferguson enshrined the doctrine of "separate but equal" in our nation's laws. Because law is built upon precedence, these cases mark the stones on which the group of cases, eventually to be grouped under Brown, would stand. The authors take us inside the Supreme Court and helps analyze the decision making process, and examine the subsequent practices and pitfalls of the implementation of that decision. It is a case that even a half century later the repercussions are still felt in America.

This is not a scintillating read. The focus is on the law and the legal actions leading up to and after the decision. But it is an excellent book to put this event into legal context.

When one sees the title "Brown v. Board of Education", it immediately stirs up notions of a Supreme Court case involving desegregation of public schools in America. Robert Cottol, Raymond Diamond, and Leland Ware have given us some of that feel, but not enough in this book.

The book, only 240+ pages to start with, does not even touch on the Brown case (or any of the six cases that collectively were referred to as "Brown") until page 119. The first half of the book is spent exploring the history of segregation in education and in America as a whole. I believe that this is an important topic, but not of enough importance to require half of a book that is supposed to be about this one Supreme Court case.

Aside from the fact that there is little in the book that deals with the case itself (besides the history of segregation in education, there is a substantial section of the book that deals with direct ramifications of ordered desegregation and the reactions of state and local governments to this order), the book is well written. I enjoyed reading the book, but I think that I would refer readers to a broader history of the Supreme Court and interventions in race relations, such as the new Klarman book "From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality" instead of this book.

If, however, one is looking for a consice book that does indeed provide the story of segregation in American education, including the historic decision in 1954 that abolished that segregation, this is a great book to read and understand.

Read this for graduate American history course. This book begins with a brief look at African-American history from slavery to Plessy v. Ferguson and Jim Crow. This history is important to understanding the events that led up to the infamous Brown v. Board of Education case. The authors explain throughout the book not only what the black population endured but also how these events in our nation's history led those involved in the Brown case to feel they finally had a chance at achieving what they had been fighting for. Although this case is known for forever altering American race relations, there were other lesser known and often forgotten cases which paved the way for the Brown decision. Before Mr. Marshall took Harry Brigg's case, Sarah Roberts, Dred Scott, Adolfus Plessy, and Lloyd Gaines had already used the courts to address the issues of segregation and racial prejudices.

Brown dealt with a caste system that dated back to antebellum America. The caste system was developed when the Supreme Court played a significant role in disassembling federal protection for blacks and allowing a system of caste-like restrictions that were to be reestablished and strengthened after Reconstruction (6). Even though the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and allowed Negroes to declare their citizenship, it only heightened the investigation for ways to clearly characterize the inferior status for African Americans.

In 1846 a black printer, Benjamin Roberts, wanted to enroll his five year old daughter,Sarah, in the nearby primary school. However, she was cast out because the school closest closest to her home was an all white school. Benjamin Roberts was required to enroll his daughter in the primary school for colored children, which was farther away. Roberts chose to file suit against the city of Boston on behalf of his daughter (15). The case was tried in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and was presided overby Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw, who decided against Roberts,believing that the institution is unfair; however, he abandoned
the idea of instantaneous abolition anyway (16).

In 1857, the issue of Negro citizenship was under attack in the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford. It was obvious that the South was against the idea that blacks (free or otherwise) were citizens of the different states and of the United States. Dred Scott wanted the court to decide whether they were going to agree with the North or the South asto whether or not
blacks should be considered citizens. Unfortunately, Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney chose the southern view (22).

Before Brown v. Board of Education there was Jim Crow which developed a system of rigid separation between blacks and whites in regards to everything (Le. public restrooms, water fountains, separate seating on public accommodations, etc.) (28). This system became state-mandated segregation of which the highest court approved (29). At the same time the
Supreme Court handed down it decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). The Plessy case dealt with a gentleman, Adolphus Plessy, who was arrested on June 7, 1892 for attempting to ride in the first-class coach reserved for white passengers. He was told to move, but he refused and was arrested because of his one-eighth African ancestry (29). Plessy's attorney, Albion Tourgee, argued the same argument that Sumner and Morris argued for Sarah Roberts which was that the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments prohibited forced segregation (31). Justice Henry Billings Brown discarded the claim that the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendment prohibited segregation. He also rejected the argument that mandated segregation stigmatized blacks (31).

In the aftermath of Jim Crow and Plessy v. Ferguson the results of the two were essentially the same. The Courts permitted states to treat Afro-Americans separately as long as they received equal treatment (33). It was as if the United States overlooked the word If United" in our country's name. The courts decided the law of the land to allow two different races to be able to exist together while totally separate at the same time which is a complete paradox.

In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed. It was an interracial organization that wanted to challenge discrimination through campaigning for all rights of black people, specifically civil, economic and political rights. The NAACP would help those who had been discriminated against by taking on their case and having it tried in the courts. One example is the case of Lloyd Gaines. He was a graduate of lincoln University, Missouri's university for Negroes. He wanted to go to law school; however, the University of Missouri did not admit African Americans (63). Missouri law required Lincoln University to establish a law school if there was enough interest.- The state law also required that the state pay tuition for Missouri's black students enrolled in professional schools in neighboring states if lincoln University lacked the same program. Gaines brought suit which boiled down to the issue being the adequacy of the out-of state tuition scholarship. The Missouri Supreme Court found that the state's scholarship program satisfied the objections and there was adequate funding for the program (63). Gaines' case would continue on in the court system for quite a few years. While he waited, Gaines moved on with his life. He would work temporary jobs, receive a master's degree from the University of Michigan and move to Chicago. Then Gaines mysteriously disappeared. In 1939, his case ended because without him the NAACPcould not pursue the case any further (68). This case much like those before it would all playa monumental role in leading up to Brown v. Board of Education.

The Brown case originated in much the same way as the Roberts case. There were many plaintiffs in the case with the same complaint regarding the desegregation of schools. Once the case began there was no way of knowing the monumental proportions it would reach. Brown v. Board of Education was exceptional in explaining the history up to the case that ultimately
changed our nation's history forever. The authors went into great detail involving each justice, lawyer, and plaintiff dealing with the case.

It was, however, unfortunate that even after the Supreme Court ruled in Brown's favor that it took years to achieve integration in the school systems. The explanation of the relationship Brown had in regards to other racial issues was evaluated in brilliant fashion. The; book ends with a summary of how Brown impacted race relations and how America is still lacking in racial equality today.

My only criticism is that there are a few factual eras regarding the Governors name in Virginia, and some facts about school closings in Virginia.

As a graduate student in philosophy and history, I recommended this book for anyone interested in American history, civil rights era history.

This book goes back to the old days when train robberies were more fashionable for some bandits, including the "Dalton Gang." Kinney chronicles the story of Captain John Kinney, chief detective for the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad, and describes what happens when he is one day confronted with the members of the Dalton gang during a train robbery on July 14, 1892 in the small community of Adair in Indian Territory. This was the first time the Dalton gang encountered armed resistance, which was organized and ready for them. The author is the great-grandson of Captain Jack and after growing up with tales of the man, he decided to seek out the truth. Searching through old journals and newspapers, the author found not only the life and facts for his ancestral roots, but the facts about the Daltons. This will be a fine addition to this Old West genre.


Mike Koch, author of "The Kimes Gang."

This book is very well written, The story quickly moves from page to page about a period in our nation's history before automobiles. Trains were the major mode of transportation, Our great-grandparents lived a daily life of danger and threats of crime much like today. The western prairie was a very dangerous place!
Hanging Judge Parker was quite an interesting person to read about.
This book should be read by any person interested in our history.

Captain Jack And The Dalton Gang: The Life And Times Of A Railroad Detective by John J. Kinney chronicles the true story of his great-grandfather Jack Kinney, the chief detective for the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad and his armed and violent confrontation with the infamous Dalton gang. Researching old journals and newspaper accounts for details of the controversial forty-minute battle at Adair in the Indian Territory on July 14, 1892 between Captain Jack and his posse with the nine-member outlaw gang known as the Daltons -- as well as other exploits in the life and career of the man who also served as the chief detective for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, a Texas Ranger, and a U.S. deputy marshal who worked for "Hanging Judge" Isaac Parker on the lawless American frontier. Captain Jack And The Dalton Gang is a superbly presented, engagingly informative, biographically oriented, rivetingly entertaining story of outlaws and the lawmen who pursued them. Highly recommended reading!