WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
BOOK
"Shanley: Pennies Wise - Dollars Foolish"
by Grant B. Harris
He grew up on Mt. Trumbull, but later moved to St. George.
This book is a biography of George Franklin Bragg going by the moniker of "Big Bill Shanley". He was an old time outlaw learning his trade from Butch Cassidy, and the Robber's Roost outlaws. He became the King of Cattle Rustlers on the famous Arizona Strip, a stretch of wild land running from the Grand Canyon up into Southern Utah, also doing a little Horse stealing and a stint with the 101 Wild West Show. Shanley ended up in the Colorado State Penitentiary for murder. He escaped on the Warden's horse and stayed an escapee the rest of his life, which he devoted to cattle rustling.
Hardcover, 334 Pages, 5.75" x 8.75"
Published by Vantage Press, Inc., 516 West 34th Street, New York NY 10001
1980
AVAILABILITY
This book is out of print, but used copies can sometimes be found from booksellers on the internet.A copy is available for checkout from the Washington County Library (Call Number 978 Shanley) and there is one copy in the Special Collections at that library.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TBDREFERENCES
About the AuthorAbout the Book
Signature and inscription by author to Walder & Carolyn May
'SHANLEY': He Stole More Cows Than Any Man Alive
by Lee Adler, Journal Carson City Bureau
reprinted from the Nevada State Journal