To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the

To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West
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Billy the Kidâ€”a.k.a. Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, and William Bonneyâ€”was a horse thief, cattle rustler, charismatic rogue, and cold-blooded killer. A superb shot, the Kid gunned down four men single-handedly and five others with the help of cronies. Two of his victims were Lincoln County, New Mexico, deputies, killed during the Kid's brazen daylight escape from the courthouse jail on April 28, 1881. After dispensing with his guards and breaking the chain securing his leg irons, the Kid danced a macabre jig on the jail's porch before riding away on a stolen horse as terrified townspeopleâ€”and many sympathizersâ€”watched. For new sheriff Pat Garrett, the chase was on.

To Hell on a Fast Horse re-creates the thrilling manhunt for the Wild West's most iconic outlaw. It is also the first dual biography of the Kid and Garrett, two larger-than-life figures who would not have become the stuff of legend without the other. Drawing on voluminous primary sources and a wealth of published scholarship, Mark Lee Gardner digs beneath the myth to take a fresh look at these two men, their relationship, and what they would come to mean to a public enamored of the violent past of the Wild West.
Country USA
Brand Mariner
Manufacturer Mariner Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 006136827X_gdd_341
ReleaseDate 2010-02-09
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780061368271

Country	USA
Brand	Mariner
Manufacturer	Mariner Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	006136827X_gdd_341
ReleaseDate	2010-02-09
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780061368271

To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West

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