To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett
Autor Mark Lee Gardneren Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 feb 2011
—Hampton Sides,New York Timesbestselling author ofGhost Soldiers
Billy the Kid—a.k.a. Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, and William Bonney—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.
For new sheriff Pat Garrett, an acquaintance of Billy's, the chase was on. . . .
The first dual biography of the Kid and Garrett, To Hell on a Fast Horse re-creates the thrilling manhunt for the Wild West's most iconic outlaw. Mark Lee Gardner digs beneath the myth to take a fresh look at these two men, their relationship, and their epic ride to immortality.
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ISBN-13: 9780061368295
ISBN-10: 0061368296
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN-10: 0061368296
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow Paperbacks
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Billy
the
Kid—a.k.a.
Henry
McCarty,Henry
Antrim,
and
William
Bonney—was
a
horse
thief,
cattle
rustler,
charismaticrogue,
and
cold-blooded
killer.
Asuperb
shot,
the
Kid
gunned
down
four
mensingle-handedly
and
five
others
with
the
helpof
cronies.
Two
of
his
victims
were
LincolnCounty,
New
Mexico,
deputies
killed
duringthe
Kid’s
brazen
daylight
escape
from
thecourthouse
jail
on
April
28,
1881.
For new sheriff Pat Garrett, an acquaintanceof Billy’s, the chase was on. . . .
As the first dual biography of the Kid andGarrett,To Hell on a Fast Horsere-createsthe thrilling manhunt for the Wild West’smost iconic outlaw. Mark Lee Gardner digsbeneath the myth to take a fresh look at thesetwo men, their relationship, and their epicride to immortality.
For new sheriff Pat Garrett, an acquaintanceof Billy’s, the chase was on. . . .
As the first dual biography of the Kid andGarrett,To Hell on a Fast Horsere-createsthe thrilling manhunt for the Wild West’smost iconic outlaw. Mark Lee Gardner digsbeneath the myth to take a fresh look at thesetwo men, their relationship, and their epicride to immortality.
Recenzii
“The
double-helix
relationship
between
Billy
the
Kid
and
Pat
Garrett
is
one
of
the
abiding
fascinations
of
the
West.
No
one
has
come
closer
than
Mark
Lee
Gardner
to
capturing
their
twin
destinies
and
their
inevitable
final
collision....you
can
almost
smell
the
gunsmoke
and
the
sweat
of
the
saddles.
”
“A masterpiece! Mark Gardner’s dual biography of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett cuts through the myth to tell the real story of two real figures in the Wild West. Gardner’s scholarship is superb. This work can only be called a classic.”
“Incredibly deep research combines with the talents of a fine historian and writer to produce superb narrative history. The true character and relationship of these two iconic westerners emerge to suppress myth and correct more than a century of tomes laden with bad history.”
“Digging beneath the myths and melodrama, [Gardner] begins in Las Vegas during Christmas week, 1880, when the capture and confinement of Billy the Kid made national headlines... Gardner’s extensive research and authoritative approach ground this compelling historical recreation.”
“As gripping as any thriller.”
“A masterpiece! Mark Gardner’s dual biography of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett cuts through the myth to tell the real story of two real figures in the Wild West. Gardner’s scholarship is superb. This work can only be called a classic.”
“Incredibly deep research combines with the talents of a fine historian and writer to produce superb narrative history. The true character and relationship of these two iconic westerners emerge to suppress myth and correct more than a century of tomes laden with bad history.”
“Digging beneath the myths and melodrama, [Gardner] begins in Las Vegas during Christmas week, 1880, when the capture and confinement of Billy the Kid made national headlines... Gardner’s extensive research and authoritative approach ground this compelling historical recreation.”
“As gripping as any thriller.”
Notă biografică
Mark Lee Gardner is the author of Rough Riders, To Hell on a Fast Horse and Shot All to Hell, which received multiple awards, including a Spur Award from Western Writers of America. An authority on the American West, Gardner has appeared on PBS's American Experience, as well as on the History Channel, AMC, the Travel Channel, and on NPR. He has written for National Geographic History, American Heritage, the Los Angeles Times, True West, and American Cowboy. He holds an MA in American Studies from the University of Wyoming and lives with his family at the foot of Pikes Peak.