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SAM SIXKILLER: Cherokee Frontier Lawman
A riveting biography of a little-known Native-American who shaped history—and a story complete with shootouts, romance, intrigue, and a little politics.
Sam Sixkiller was one of the most accomplished lawmen in 1880s Oklahoma Territory, and, in many ways, he was a typical law-enforcement official: minding the peace and gunslinging in the still-wild West. What set Sam Sixkiller apart was his Cherokee heritage. Sixkiller’s sworn duty was to uphold the law but he also took it upon himself to protect the traditional way of life of the Cherokee. Sixkiller’s temper, actions, and convictions earned him more than a few enemies, and in 1886 he was assassinated in an ambush. TwoDot, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, is proud to announce the June 12, 2012, release of Sam Sixkiller: Cherokee Frontier Lawman, by Howard Kazanjian and Chris Enss, a new biography that takes a sweeping, cinematic look at the short, tragic life of of Sam Sixkiller and his days policing the streets of the Wild West.
Howard Kazanjian is an award-winning producer and entertainment executive who has been producing feature films and television programs for more than twenty-five years. While vice president of production for Lucasfilm Ltd., he produced two of the highest grossing films of all time: Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. He also managed production of another top-ten box-office hit, The Empire Strikes Back. Some of his other notable credits include The Rookies, Demolition Man, and the two-hour pilot and first season of J.A.G.
Chris Enss is an award-winning screen writer who has written for television, short subject films, live performances, and for the movies, and is the co-author (with JoAnn Chartier) of Love Untamed: True Romances Stories of the Old West, Gilded Girls: Women Entertainers of the Old West, and She Wore A Yellow Ribbon: Women Patriots and Soldiers of the Old West and The Cowboy and the Senorita and Happy Trails (with Howard Kazanjian). Her most recent books include Buffalo Gals: Women of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show and How the West was Worn.
Sam Sixkiller: Cherokee Frontier Lawman
by Howard Kazanjian & Chris Enss
ISBN 978-0-7627-6075-6 • TwoDot • $14.95 • Paperback • 176 pages • 6 x 9 • June 12, 2012
