Sam Bass biographical study highlights outlaw fame
The article recounts Sam Bass born July 21 1861 in Indiana, his Texas outlaw image, and Wayne Gard's new full-length biography Sam Bass published by Houghton Mifflin. It notes gaps in the record, fires destroying sources, and Gard resisting fiction to present a rounded portrait of a second-rate desperado who gained lasting legend.
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Wayne Gard
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Sam Bass Legend Woven From Texas to Round Rock
A newspaper story traces Sam Bass from Indiana birth to Texas cowboy life and outlaw fame. It recounts his raids with the Bass gang, the Round Rock battle on July 21, 1877, and his death, plus legends of buried treasure and folk songs that kept his name alive in Texas and beyond. The piece compares him to Jesse James and Wild Bill Hickok, noting the romanticized ballads that preserved his legend.
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Foreign Words and Phrases Across Languages
A compact compilation of foreign expressions with brief translations and notes. Phrases include A posteriori from consequence to cause, Au jour le jour for day by day, De profundis here depths, En grande tenue means dressed festively, Gluckliche Reise a pleasant voyage, Hie jacet Latin for here lies, and Ipse dixit a dogmatic assertion.
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45-Foot Tide Sets Record in Minas Basin
The Atlantic’s largest tides occur in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, with a mean range of 42 feet and a spring range of 45 feet reported as the world’s highest. The figures highlight the basin’s extreme tidal amplitude and draw scientific attention to this coastal phenomenon.
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