1993, ISBN: 9780930208042

El Paso, Texas, U.S.A.: Mangan Books, 1993. 299 Pages Indexed. Beautiful As New condition with no defects noted. Interior text pages are flawless. Red boards with gold spine and front let… Mehr…

El Paso, Texas, U.S.A.: Mangan Books, 1993. 299 Pages Indexed. Beautiful As New condition with no defects noted. Interior text pages are flawless. Red boards with gold spine and front lettering. Dust jacket shows edge wear with a couple of tears less than 1/8 inch. Dust jacket has some rippling similar to moisture exposure however thre are no stains. Author's signature on front endpaper. It's all here -- the shootouts , the Colts, the card games, the violence, the sheriffs, the posses, the rangers, the desperados and the innocent by-standers. Guns flash and people die, mainly because the bonafide gunfighter seeks the advantages and draws his weapons when the odds are on his side instead of getting himself shot at high noon in the middle of some dusty street. Metz puts the modern invention of the fast draw in its proper perspective and dresses his gunmen in ordinary clothes. He writes about the famous and infamous like Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Bill and Jesse James. He exhumes lesser known desperate types who left just as many corpses and empty whiskey bottles in their wake as the legendary anti-heroes galloping their way across the screens of movie and television. Most of the women are prostitutes or camp followers or both. And most shootings took place between cowhands, farmers, businessmen, drifters; men usually under the influence of liquor and not professional gunmen. Contents in 29 Chapters: Shooters, Billy The Enduring Legend, Sam Bass A Square Shooter, Black Jack Ketchum: A True Loser, Tom Smith He Brought Them in Alive, The James Boys, The Daltons Brothers on the Prowl, Elfego Baca Last of the Old-Time Shooters, Print Olive Just Plain Mean as Hell, Stoudenmire El Paso Marshal, King Fisher Frontier Dandy, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Dave Mather A Deadly Shooter, Pat Garrett, Jim Miller Bushwhacker, Chisum Cattle Baron, Luke Short and Jim Courtright, Johnson County War, Buffalo Bill The Remarkable Showman, Wild Bill Hickok,.Clay Allison Wild Wolf of the Washita, Texas Rangers, Blood And Salt, John Larn Texas Killer, Bass Outlaw, James Gillett, Texas Rangers, Pearl Heart John Ringo and Jack Slade, John Wesley Hardin, and Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp. Plus Bibliography. . Signed by Author. Ninth Printing. As New. Illus. by Taylor, Mike - Jacket Art. 6 1/4" X 9 1/4"., Mangan Books, 1993, 5<

ISBN: 9780930208042

Mangan Books. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex libra… Mehr…

Mangan Books. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Mangan Books, 2.5<

ISBN: 9780930208042

Mangan Books. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings… Mehr…

Mangan Books. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included., Mangan Books, 1<