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LOTS of mistakes.......2001-09-18
This book is entertaining and well-organized; unfortunately, it's not very accurate. Some of the author's mistakes are due to credulity (it's possible, but not likely, that Butch Cassidy survived his final gunfight in South America; O'Neal reports it as fact); some to partisanship (he's an unabashed Clantonite in the matter of the OK Corral, and thus again reports speculation as fact); and some to ignorance (he doesn't seem to be aware that Florentine Cruz and "Indian Charlie" were probably the same person). The history of the American West is treacherous territory, and nobody can avoid a few mistakes, but Mr. O'Neal seems to make more than his share. I can't recommend this book.
This One is Done Right.......2000-10-22
What a great book for Western gunfighter nerds! O'Neal did his research and presents it in a highly accessible manner. I've had this book for over a decade and I still return to it with a gleam in my eye once or twice a year.
Possibly the best book in my extensive Western library.......2000-07-10
This book is fascinating because it separates truth from fiction. All documented gunfights of the old west are included here (as of the book's writing), & all gunfights that are undocumented are excluded. It's as simple as that. I don't buy the author's premise that if it was a real gunfight, it must have been documented at the time (wouldn't most killers have wanted to keep their killings a secret if at all possible, & wouldn't it be reasonable to assume that a good number of gunfights occurred in deserted, out of the way places where there likely would be no witnesses?). Other than that, this book is an old west fan's bible! It's that good!
Review of Enyclopedia of Western Gunfighters.......2000-01-06
Bill O'Neal's work is not a simple re-hash of old facts. Instead it is a refreshing and factual look at the men who made the frontier into the myth that survives today. The most interesting aspect of the book is that it shows, over and over, how truth often far outshines fiction in its detail and graphic nature. It is apparent in one read that O'Neal has an intimate knowledge of his subject. This book is destined to become a cornerstone of reference libraries for any and all western history aficionados.
An absolute must for all gunfighter enthusiasts........1999-09-19
Bill O'Neal has included information on 255 gunfighters including Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, amongst lesser known 'shootists' with equally sensational feats. It is an excellent source of reference. Where possible dates have been provided for births, deaths and gunfights. He has been careful not to glamorize the gunfighters achievements by concentrating upon hard facts, rather than speculating into more contentious issues. However, it is by no means exhaustive and in some areas could do with updating, in view of recent material surfacing. A good example of this would concern the careers of such characters as Wyatt Earp and Curly Bill Brocius. Nevertheless, a thoroughly enjoyable read, and an excellent acquisition for any personal library on 'Western Gunfighters'.
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Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday-such are the legendary names that spring to mind when we think of the western gunfighter. But in the American West of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, thousands of grassroots gunfighters straddled both sides of the law without hesitation. Deadly Dozen tells the story of twelve infamous gunfighters, feared in their own times but almost forgotten today. Now, noted historian Robert K. DeArment has compiled the stories of these obscure men. DeArment, a life-long student of law and lawlessness in the West, has combed court records, frontier newspapers, and other references to craft twelve complete biographical portraits. The combined stories of Deadly Dozen offer an intensive look into the lives of imposing figures who in their own ways shaped the legendary Old West. More than a collective biography of dangerous gunfighters, Deadly Dozen also functions as a social history of the gunfighter culture of the post-Civil War frontier West. As Walter Noble Burns did for Billy the Kid in 1926 and Stuart N. Lake for Wyatt Earp in 1931, DeArment-himself a talented writer- brings these figures from the Old West to life. John Bull, Pat Desmond, Mart Duggan, Milt Yarberry, Dan Tucker, George Goodell, Bill Standifer, Charley Perry, Barney Riggs, Dan Bogan, Dave Kemp, and Jeff Kidder are the twelve dangerous men that Robert K. DeArment studies in Deadly Dozen: Twelve Forgotten Gunfighters of the Old West.
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Review of Deadly Dozen: Twelve Forgotten Gunfighters of the Old West.......2006-05-21
Deadly Dozen provides 12 mini-biographies of "forgotten gunfighters of the old west." While the writing style is rather bland and the prose a bit tedious, it provides the reader insight into 12 rather interesting characters and insight into gunfighters in the old west.
Several themes emerge through these biographies. First is the borderline morality of all these men. Some were clearly evil criminals, a few of which would be considered serial killers in modern times. Others, even those working as marshals or in law enforcement, often straddled or even cross the line into criminality. There are plenty of gray areas in the lives these men lived. A second theme is the extreme violence of these men. They were often considered gunfighters because of their proclivity to resort to extreme violence to settle disputes, disputes for which most rational people may have used other means to resolve. Third is alcoholism. Many of the most violent episodes in these men's lives were often fueled by copious amounts of booze, which of course makes one lose their inhibitions and fear. Fourth, these men did not seem to fear death. Whether one wants to consider it bravery or stupidity, these men had the nerve to face ultimate violence, where others would shirk. Finally, it didn't take being a great shooter or being the quickest on the draw to be considered a deadly gunfighter. It was more the willingness to resort to gunplay and lack of fear more so than proficiency with a gun that made these men so deadly.
Overall this book really is rather a tedious read in some ways, but the fascinating subject matter and insights it gives into what it might have been like to live in the untamed American West saves the rather tedious prose and leaves the reader with a lot of think about.
A real treat for American frontier history buffs .......2005-10-14
Because of the movies and television shows, when it comes to gunslingers on either side of the law, we all know of the "headline stars" of the American frontier such as Wyatt Earp, Bill the Kid, and Doc Holliday. What western history expert Robert K. DeArment has done in Deadly Dozen: Twelve Forgotten Gunfighters Of The Old West is to present the lives and deeds of twelve gunman who were important in their day, but never had the enduring notoriety of their more famous colleagues, competitors, and contemporaries. Here are the stories of John Bull, Pat Desmond, Mart Duggan, Milt Yarberry, Dan Tucker, George Goodell, Bill Standifer, Charley Perry, Barney Riggs, Dan Bogan, Dave Kemp, and Jeff Kidder. DeArment's informed and informative text is enhanced with illustrations, and an "Afterword", along with notes, a bibliography, and an index. Deadly Dozen is a real treat for American frontier history buffs and a very highly recommended addition to personal, community, and academic library American Western History reference collections.
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Texas, 1868. Outlawed by his first kill at age fifteen, John Wesley Hardin assumed the life of an itinerant cattle drover, gambler, and exterminator of men.
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His bloody trespass through Southern states ravaged by the American Civil War found him pursued by lynch mobs, bounty hunters and assassins. Hardin became the archetypal wanted man.
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First published in 1896, Gunfighter is a unique, gripping evocation of an American frontier stalked by vengeance and sudden death. A true classic of outlaw literature, it not only stands as one of the first recorded confessionals of a serial killer, but also as a study and inadvertant indictment of the gun culture which stills holds sway in modern-day America.
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John Wesley Hardin, Autobiography of a Blowhard.......2005-10-12
"Gunfighter, the Autobiography of John Wesley Hardin" purports to be a factual account of the life of the man known as the worst outlaw of them all. What it amounts to is a single, run-on "chapter" detailing murder after murder. There is zero information regarding any aspect of Hardin's life other than killing people and the events immediately before and after each episode. These are strung together with variations on the phrase "nothing of interest happened until..." Apparently nothing much interested Hardin's small mind except mayhem.
Hardin claims to have been hunted by increasingly large and diverse groups of men over impossible distances and yet, miraculously, information of his whereabouts always precedes him in such a way that various "posses" manage to fall upon his precise position in the middle of the enormous Texas backfield.
In event after event Hardin claims to be on the side of truth and justice as he guns down lawman after lawman. His logic process in justifying his frequent murders is so obtuse as to be laughable and reads like an older person's version of "the dog ate my homework."
Considering that he is generally the victim of surprise attacks it is a stretch to believe that he nearly always comes away without a scratch, even against impossible odds, while repeatedly managing to shoot at least one or two of his opponents directly in the center of the forehead. To believe Hardin, one would have to conclude that only the most inept persons were employed in law enforcement, that they were all horribly poor marksmen, and that Hardin was not only the victim of a completely improbable string of circumstances but also the only person in Texas who hit exactly what he aimed at, every time, even under the worst of shooting scenarios. To believe Hardin, one would have to be gullible in the exterme. To believe Hardin one would have to be an idiot.
Even a cursory reading will show the reader that Hardin was, above all, a braggart. His other talents included being a liar, a thief, a murderer and a pin head. It would appear that the only reason Hardin's story remains in print is that it is a rare example of an autobiography of a blue-collar murderer from this era.
Don't waste your money.
Gunfighter An Autobiography.......2004-09-02
If you like a none stop , tell it in the first person account , then this is a good one to get. Mr Hardin just rights it down as he remembers it. You decide if he's telling the truth or not. The book jumps around alot, and some things are repeated from time to time, but not so it's confuseing. No chapters, just a man righting it down as he recalls it.
I liked it. Bountyhunter.
The real thing.......2002-10-05
I like elegant language, and I don't like violence. JWH's autobiography has none of the former and plenty of the latter, yet it is exactly right for what it is, the autobiography of a notorious gunfighter who thought the easiest way to solve any problem was to kill the problem. You only had to look cross-eyed at Hardin, and you were a dead man. Yet, as John Wesley tells his story, every one of his forty-odd killings was justified. The reader almost feels sympathetic...
Highly recommended reading for western buffs.......2001-05-17
Gunfighter is the autobiography of famed western gunfighter John Wesley Hardin. It was 1868 when John killed his first man at the age of fifteen and became a wanted outlaw. He took up a life of cattle drover, gambler, and killer whose bloody trespass through Southern states after the end of the Civil War brought him into contact with Wild Bill Hickok, the Texas Rangers, an emerging Ku Klux Klan, lynch mobs, bounty hunters, and assassins. His journal/autobiography ends abruptly in 1889 and was first published in 1896, a year after his assassination and remains the only extent and authentic autobiography of a western gunfighter. Out of print for the last four decades, this new edition of a western classic is enhanced with an informative introduction by Mark Manning and highly recommended reading for western buffs and students of American frontier history.
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Fast Moving and Colorful Short Stories .......2007-06-16
Short stories on the careers of various gunfighters with a slant towards those from Texas. The stories are well written, fast moving with colorful language.
Many of his sources were first-hand accounts since the original was published in +/- 1934. Cunningham does not make judgements about the gunfighters, but the reader will note that the good guys were not always good and the bad guys weren't always bad. Some of the "gunfights" were nothing more than cold-blooded murders and reminded me of the "gang" killings in many of our larger cities today.
For those interested in self defense, the introduction by Rosa offers an observation that is proved true in many of the stories: "The true gunfighter was already confident of the result when he drew and fired. The mistake so many fast-draw fanatics make is to believe that speed is of essence, whereas a cool, cold-blooded, and determined approach, backed by the killer instinct, invariably wins."
Great book for those interested in western gunfighters.
Triggernometry: A Gallery of Gunfighters.......2007-01-11
I have bought several copies of this book since first reading it a few
years ago ... a recommendation in itself.
Truth or Fiction?.......2005-04-29
Unlike other reviewers I did not find the contents to be a textbook of racism. One must be aware of the history of the times. Many of the politicos of the age were not interested in the rebuilding of the Union only the destruction of Southron culture. Many unqualified, angry blacks were given appointments with the State Police; therfore, men like Hardin and Lowerey responded to the circumstances with blood and fire. The author, living in the latter days of this periods, heard and saw it with the ears and eyes of a man of the age. Reenforced my beliefs regarding the Earps and soft soaped Billy the Kid. Excellent read!
Very interesting book, well written.......2004-01-27
I really enjoyed this book as it provided insight into some men who are long since forgotten with their stories buried by the likes of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and Wild Bill etc. Unlike another reviewer I saw nothing racist about this book. It's not the author's responsiblity to sympathize with anyone. He just related the facts as he believed them. This is my favorite old west book of all time. Ah the good old days!
A Window on the Past.......2004-01-25
Triggernometry is a classic that should be in the collection of every student and enthusiast of the Old West. Cunningham provides an revealing window into the life and attitudes of the times. If some of the attitudes expressed in the book seem shocking today, remember the difference 100+ years can make in a culture. This book belongs right between Elmer Keith's "Sixguns", and the Zane Grey collection. While it presents some information that has since been revised through the work of other historians, Cunningham does a marvelous job of presenting the human side of the gunmen of the Old West.
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No meat on this bone.......2007-05-04
I love history. I love learning about new people and places. I love discovering information I'd never known before. In this book, I learned a smattering about Johnny Ringo, but honestly, not that much. The fact is there just isn't that much to learn about him. If it wasn't for the company he kept, John Ringo would have likely faded into the obscurity he has enjoyed in his death.
This book was more an exercise in learning new vocabulary words (or words long forgotten perhaps) than it is about true exploration of a person from history.
JACK BURROWS/JOHN RINGO.......2003-05-22
A well researched and (mostly) interesting book, although even an Englishman like myself had to have a dictionary to hand which made it hardgoing at times! (Where did he learn all those words?!!) Dr Burrows did tend to knock other authors of Western history, but I guess that is useful as we are at least able to take the mentioned books with a 'pinch of salt'.
Needed a better editor than it got.......2003-01-30
I have the distinct feeling that John Ringo the Gunfighter Who Never Was is an old dissertation rendered into a book by a university press interested in promoting works of local history. It reminds me so much of my own history advisor, Tom B. Jones' words to me when picking a topic for my master's thesis, "keep it narrow, keep it simple, get it done!"
The subject is certainly a narrow one. John Ringo was one of the lessor gunfighters among a panoply of truly famous names: Wyatt Earp, John Westly Hardin, Doc Holliday, Jessie James, Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill, etc. While he may have been in the wings, he took noticeable part in almost none of the really graphic events of his time. The most noteworthy event of his life was his apparent decision to commit suicide.
The topic can hardly be but simple; the author himself admits that there is little concrete data available on Ringo, and he proceeds to demolish most of it in his critique of these sources, some of which are poorly written western adventure novels. To his credit Professor Burrows did manage to locate and critique several Ringo family resources that, for various reasons (for which check out the chapter notes) had not been used previously in an academic fashion.
The coverage of the project took a short 203 pages. It took that many mostly because the author repeats the same information in a variety of poses and with more adjectives than I've seen since attempting to wade through an old harlequin romance at the behest of a friend. Sometimes the sentences are so long one loses sight of where one was going by the end of them. And words? I read voraciously and have a substantial vocabulary-I was once hailed as a genius by a coworker for using "sanguine" correctly in a sentence!-but some of Dr. Burrows' choices suggested that a thesaurus was ever at hand least he be too repetitious.
I do think the book is an important one. It sets much of the mystery of the subject into perspective, which most of the written works heretofore have not. Certainly the on-going saga of the Ringo family's Victorian shame over the black sheep in its midst is certainly an interesting one. The difficult events of Ringo's early life, brings one to wonder how many of the misfits of the old west-or of our own time for that matter-grew out of stressful events suffered during early adolescence, events over which they had little or no control.
I think that what the book needed was a better and more critical editor than it got.
Bring a dictionary!.......2003-01-08
Wow...The author spends most of his book bashing other authors and using a language I later found out was english! I spent 30% of my time looking up definitions. Thanks US public school system!
I would recommend this book to western history fiends or the like, but not to the reader actually seeking information (the very idea!) on the elusive John Ringo.
Not Enough Information.......2002-10-19
Jack Burrows' "John Ringo: The Gunfighter Who Never Was" is a well written book that focuses on what other writers have had to say about this legendary figure. Unfortunately, Burrows' concentration on the words written by others, overall detracts the book from telling readers about who John Ringo was or what he did during his life. The first impression one receives is that there is not much information about Ringo and that his reputation was largely achieved through the writings of latter day authors. Yet, Burrows' critic of other writers seems excessive at times. A reader who has little knowledge of Ringo other than his glorified reputation generally will like this book. But, there is far more information known about John Ringo's life than what is presented in Burrows' book. While I do recommend Jack Burrows' book, readers interested in an in-depth presentation of John Ringo's life must look elsewhere. Fortunately, biographies of John Ringo are not lacking. After reading Jack Burrows' book, readers should read Steve Gatto's recently released book "Johnny Ringo." When it comes to presenting information about John Ringo's activities throughout his life, Gatto's "Johnny Ringo" is vastly superior to Burrows' "John Ringo."
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excellent source of life in Texas after the Civil War.......1998-09-29
Leon Metz creates a very fine life portrait of John Selman. Information about him seems scarce until Elpaso Texas, but Metz provides valuable information about life in the lawless days of Texas, thourgh exhaustive research. Metz's book allows the reader to create his own image and opinion of Selman. I thought the book read quite quickly, very informative, and entertaining. Anyone interested in The Old West, I highly suggest reading!!!
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The Gunfighters,
Dale T. Schoenberger
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Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876) was a Civil War spy and scout, Indian fighter, gambler, and peace officer. He was also one of the greatest gunfighters in the West. His peers referred to his reflexes as "phenomenal" and to his skill with a pistol as "miraculous." In "Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter," Joseph G. Rosa, the world's foremost authority on Hickok, provides an informative examination of Hickok's many gunfights.
Rosa describes the types of guns used by Hickok and illustrates his use of the plains' style of "quick draw," as well as examining other elements of the Hickok legend. He even reconsiders the infamous "dead man's hand" allegedly held by Hickok when he was shot to death at age thirty-nine while playing poker. Numerous photographs and drawings accompany Rosa's down-to-earth text.
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Not a Good Intro to Wild Bill But Devotees Will Like It.......2006-08-01
If you're looking for one book on Wild Bill's life, this is not it. Instead, read Rosa's _They Called Him Wild Bill_. This book has nothing on Hickok's Civil War experience, no evaluation of the tales of his shooting prowess, no account of his days on the plains or on the stage.
It is a detailed look at the five documented gunfights -- and death -- of Hickok. Rosa reconstructs each with contemporary records, presents diagrams and timelines, and looks at the weapons each party used. He also looks at how Hickok wore his guns and the provenance of several guns claimed to have been carried by Wild Bill.
For hardcore Wild Bill devotees, there is some new information uncovered by Rosa since _They Called Him Wild Bill_.
The illustrations are both plentiful and useful.
Great book for history buffs.......2006-07-31
If you are interested in light reading strictly for entertainment this is not the book. If you are looking for accurate information on the guns "Wild Bill" used and documented information on his exploits, this one is hard to beat. You should probably read "They Called Him Wild Bill", same author, before reading this.
Let the Fact Become the Legend.......2006-02-17
Rosa is unquestionably the leading expert on Hickok. This book details Wild Bill's various "gunfights," in all their sad or sordid detail. As usual, the truth is much less spectacular than the fiction. For those unfamiliar with how the old six-shooters worked (or didn't work), this book is an excellent primer. Included is Bill's last "gunfight," his pathetic murder in a sad little saloon in the notorious town of Deadwood.
Was hoping for more.......2005-09-12
Having loved Rosa's earlier works on this subject, it was with great excitement that I learned of the release of this latest in his biographical series. I was anticipating some new facts being brought to light through Rosa's extensive and on-going reserach.
But I was dissapointed in this book. Simply because there is no new information that wasn't already uncovered in his earlier Hickok bios. I was left with the impression that Rosa has exhausted his research on this subject and was motivated to write this book by his obvious monumental passion regarding this western legend.
The breakdown of events leading up to, during, and after each of these gunfights, has already been covered in his earlier works. Even his interesting theories such as the possibility that it was NOT Hickok who did all the killing in the Rock Creek incident have already been discussed in detail in his earlier works.
Rosa got me hooked on this subject years ago with the first edition of "They Called Him Wild Bill." And since then I have read and loved all of his subsequent follow-up works on Hickok. I would have been happy even if he had uncovered just one shred of new information in this book, but it wasn't the case.
This being said, I do reccomend this book as a starting point (even though it is the latest in his series) for anybody who wants a quick and well researched read on Hickok's gunfights. But for a more detailed history of Hickok, the man, along with his gunfights, any of his earlier biographies will serve for better reading.
There IS a chapter in this book that covers in typical Rosa detail, the fire-arms Hickok used or may have used in each gunfight. But as for new information on Hickok himself, or his gunfights, it won't be found here if you have already read his earlier works.----But hey, if this guy writes another bio on Hickok, I'll still rush out to buy it for if any new information does come to light, I'm sure he'll be the one who uncovers it.
GOOD FOR NEWCOMERS/NECESSITY FOR WESTERN LIBRARY.......2003-12-11
While U. S. writers sat around like geese trying to hatch a porcelain doorknob, and academics made faces over Western heroes, it took an enterprising Englishman to look up Wild Bill's family down in our neck of the woods at Troy Grove. They added the smidgen of new information and the personal touch that Rosa used to make his reputation as the world's foremost Hickok authority, which he incontestably is.
However, readers should be wary of claims of sensational new information uncovered in this sort of book, where the writer has obviously spun off a new version of the same old thing, with perhaps a kernel or two of new stuff, which indeed makes the new book worthwhile if you want a comprehensive Western Library, but hardly justifies kleig lights. We all knew 95% of what Rosa chews and re-chews from the Chicago Tribune Sunday supplements, but he winnowed the chaff of sensationalism out of it, and identified the pure grain, much to his credit.
Hickok comes across as what he was - a good, brave lawman who faced some bad characters that tried to kill him for his peace keeping efforts on behalf of various communities and finally for his reputation. Don't believe anything else. My great grandfather was parish minister for the Church of God at Troy Grove, and I have his 1871 license yet. My family knew Wild Bill as Jim when he came home on visits. He frolicked in the creek with the farm boys, helped get in hay, and generally was an all around good fellow. Naturally people tried to pry blood and thunder tales out of him, but didn't have much luck. If he'd ever told one, it would have come down to us in his home territory. They could always get a pistol shooting display out of him, though, and when I was a kid, we didn't talk about Wyatt Earp, of whom few had heard, but of Wild Bill.
Generally a derned good book to have, and certainly has the first believable verification of the fact from public records that Jim Hickok really was a very very good pistol shot and cool under fire. He was 75 yards away from Dave Tutt when he shot him dead center, and was under fire when he did it. None of us back home doubted the stories of Hickok cutting a card edgewise at 25 yards or so, or hitting dimes thrown in the air, but nobody made a sworn statement about it.
Another thing about what we heard that should be remembered is that we heard it only fifty years after he was gone, from people that remembered how he looked, the sound of his voice and laugh, and what they saw with their own eyes. (Fifty years ago today is 1953 and the world is full of people who were already adults at that time and thus capable of mature judgments.)
Go it, Joe! Another good job.
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As you read these stories of murder, robbery, mayhem, and death, you will feel as though a friend just sat down with you and started telling you a story that pulled you along and kept you interested until the last bad boy bit the dust.
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Dark, biting, written with acerbic wit, yet deadly serious.......2002-03-17
Texas Bad Boys: Gamblers, Gunfighters, And Grifters presents engaging and informative biographical profiles of some of the meanest, most ruthless, and most effective robbers and killers of Texas history. Dark, biting, written with acerbic wit, yet deadly serious, Texas Bad Boys makes for compelling reading on the savagery of human nature in the Old West. Also highly recommended for those interested in infamous Western characters is author J. Lee Butt's previous work, Texas Bad Girls: Hussies, Harlots And Horse Thieves...
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Get this one.......2007-05-04
First of all I'm not an old west officianado, and most every critique of old west books I've seen people always want to go into some rant about the voracity of this story or that. Well, I'll bet even the experts will own a copy of this book even if they claim not to like it. The wealth and wide range of old west personas in this book is everything I hoped it would be. Every entry offers something interesting and you get a real feel of how things must have really been based on all the bits and pieces of information when taken on a whole. I don't know if the experts will ever agree on one perfect old west book, but until they do, I recommend this one.
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