Name/Title
Captain Tough, Chief of ScoutsEntry/Object ID
L9999.999.3679Description
Captain Tough, Chief of Scouts. Biography of William Sloan Tough, a Pony Express Rider and his brother, Lytttleton Tough, who was also a Pony Express Rider. They were witnesses to the death of Johnny Fry, another Pony rider, at Baxter Springs, Kansas. One of the brothers, it is said, built the coffin for Fry's burial.
The author lists Tough as a "gold rusher, wagon boss, a Pony Express rider, a Kansas Red Leg, a scout, a strike breaker, a father, a state legislator, a United States marshal, a horse trader, and a gunfighter."
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Pony Riders in Kansas, Kansas Red Legs, Bleeding Kansas, United States Marshalls, Pony Express Riders, Gold RushBook Details
Author
Harris, Charles F.Place Published
City
WyandotteState/Province
OklahomaDate Published
2005Call No.
PonyExpress HAISBN
0944619770Notes
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William Sloan ToughPerson or Organization
Lyttleton ToughPerson or Organization
Johnny Fry