stagecoach
public coach that takes passengers on journeys long enough that they need a change of horses.
shotgun
front seat of a vehicle.
in the pan
in prison
dreg
the most undesirable part —usually used in plural (dregs).
The Law and Order League
Organizations primarily active in the South following the Civil War meant to encourage obedience to legal authorities and the criminal justice system, often led by white progressives in the South as a way of keeping racial violence under control.
whiskey drummer
Whiskey salesman.
embezzlement
theft of funds that are in one's care.
Apache
A Native American tribe in Arizona and New Mexico that put up a fierce resistance to white settlement. The last tribe to be defeated.
Geronimo
The fierce leader of the Apache tribe, a medicine man and chief.
a hoot and a holler
A short distance.
regiment
permanent military unit that presides over a region.
Confederate
Someone who supported the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
fuddle
state of confusion or drunkenness.
squaw
offensive slang term for a Native American woman or wife.
Superstition Mountains
A range of mountains in Arizona.
stork
A long-legged bird that is said to deliver new babies.
jailbird
A criminal who has been jailed more than once.
ford
to cross a shallow body of water with a vehicle.
shootout
decisive gun showdown.
indict
accuse of a serious crime.
