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James Reasoner has been praised for his well-researched and lively, suspenseful novels. Now, he proves that truth can be even more exciting than fiction. Known for his ability to make history come vividly to life, Reasoner strips away the dime novel legends and Hollywood myths to show us how the gunfighters of the Old West really lived, killed-and were killed. Among the true stories he brings us:
Doc Holliday's Last Gunfight The Last Dalton Raid The End of the Notorious John Wesley Hardin Wild Bill's Tragic Mistake The End of an Earp Gunfight at Stone Corral The Doolin Bunch vs. the U.S. Marshals Rourke's Bad Luck Robbery Shoot-out at the Tuttle Dance Hall Wichita's New Year's Day Gunfight Bat Masterson and the Battle of the Plaza The Sam Bass Gang's Luck Runs Out The Long Branch Saloon's Spectacular Fray Ben Thompson and the Vaudeville Ambush The Man Who Killed the Man Who Killed Jesse James
These are the shootouts and showdowns that gave the Wild West its name...recounted here with gritty accuracy, colorful detail, and all the drama of life-and death-on the frontier.
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These are the shootouts and showdowns that gave the Wild West its name...recounted here with gritty accuracy, colorful detail, and all the drama of life--and death--on the frontier.
Synopsis
Praised for his well-researched (Booklist) and lively, suspenseful (Publishers Weekly) novels, James Reasoner now proves that truth can be even more exciting than fiction. Known for his ability to make history come vividly to life, Reasoner strips away the dime novel legends and Hollywood myths to show us how the gunfighters of the Old West really lived, killed, and were killed.
Among the true stories he brings us:
Doc Holliday s Last Gunfight
The Last Bloody Ride of the Dalton Gang
The End of the Notorious John Wesley Hardin
Wild Bill s Tragic Mistake
The End of an Earp
Turkey Creek Canyon Shoot-out
Gunfight at Stone Corral
The Doolin Bunch vs. the U.S. Marshals
Rourke s Bad Luck Robbery
Shoot-out at the Tuttle Dance Hall
Wichita s New Year s Day Gunfight
Bat Masterson and the Battle of the Plaza
The Sam Bass Gang s Luck Runs Out
The Long Branch Saloon s Spectacular Fray
Ben Thompson s Christmas Day Shooting
The Man Who Killed the Man Who Killed Jesse James
and more
These are the shoot-outs and showdowns that gave the Wild West its name, recounted here with gritty accuracy, colorful detail, and all the drama of life and death on the frontier."
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-304).
About the Author
James Reasoner has been a professional writer for over a quarter of a century and has authored more than 140 novels in a variety of genres. His most recent books are the Civil War Battles series published by Cumberland House and The Last Good War (a World War II series) from Forge Books. He lives with his wife, award-winning mystery novelist L.J. Washburn.