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To Hell On A Fast Horse: Billy The Kid, Pat Garrett, And The Epic Chase To Justice In The Old West (2010)

by Mark Lee Gardner(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0061945692 (ISBN13: 9780061945694)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

HarperLuxe

review 1: Growing up in New Mexico, I heard of the Lincoln County Wars in school but this book explained some of the backstory behind the War. It tells us what is known about Billy the Kid,who is known as William H Bonney. I had never heard of Henry McCarty nor William Antrim. While I knew that Pat Garret had captured/killed Billy the Kid, I did not know that 27 years later he too was murdered.There are some slow moments but the overal book is interesting.
review 2: This book provided a good deal of history on both Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett. It's probably not the most in depth history on each as there is only 257 pages thru the Epilogue. But it appears well researched and footnoted.It provides a brief history of both men's childhoods (what is known of Billy's anyway... mores) as well as Pat Garrett's life after the Kid. The Kid's killing shows up on around page 175 with rest of the book devoted to Garrett's life afterwards.For those that only have their Billy the Kid history from the movie "Young Guns", you will recognize quite a few of the names. From Charlie Bowdre, Dave Rudabaugh, Sheriff Brady, Richard "Dick" Brewer, John Chisum, James Dolan, John Kinney, Alex & Susan McSween, and Doc Scurlock. You will be able to see where the movie took liberties with people and events but that's to be expected for a good movie. But all in all, it was faithful enough that you can see the movie on the actual events.This was a quick read and I thought well written. It gives one a good overview of all the individuals as well as the Lincoln Count War and the Santa Fe Ring. less

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