(xiv) 161 pp. Trade paperback format. Light corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; some chipping along the upper edge of the back cover; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Chapters are: The Seven Cities of Cibola - The Lost Cities of Gold - The Myth the Hoax the Legend; The Battle of Adobe Wells - The Famous One-mile Shot; John Colter - Mountain Man and Explorer; The California Gold Rush - The Gold Digger's Waltz; The Mountain Meadows Massacre - The Mystery of a Bloody Mass Murder; George Armstrong Custer - Risking His Career to Defend Indian Rights; Sitting Bull - His Role at the Battle of the Little Bighorn; Comanche - The Most Famous Horse in the West; James Butler Wild Bill Hickock - The Gunman Who Held the Dead Man's Hand; Calamity Jane - Facts and Fictions About Martha Jane Canary; Billy the Kid - Vicious Killer or Victim of Bad Press?; and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; followed by an index. Size: 8vo.

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Title

MYTHS AND MYSTERIES OF THE OLD WEST

Publisher

Twodot - Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, Connecticut

Publication Date

2005

Language

English

ISBN 10

0762727926

ISBN 13

9780762727926

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

First Printing - First Thus.

Condition

Very Good-

Book Type

Book

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How much of what we know about the history of the Old West is true? In this new book, author Michael Rutter looks at the legend and lore behind such notorious figures as Billy the Kid and Calamity Jane and the stories of famous gun fights and battles, telling what really happened. Truth may be stranger than fiction, but these 12 legends stand up to scrutiny, and this book will be a must-read for all western history buffs.

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Michael Rutter is a freelance writer who lives in Orem, Utah, with his wife, Shari, and two children. He is the author of more than 35 books. When not traveling or writing, he teaches English at Brigham Young University. His passion is the American West.

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