OUTLAWS: A Quest for Butch and Sundance

O'NEILL, Eamonn

ISBN 10: 1851589317 / ISBN 13: 9781851589319

Published by Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1997

About this Item

Part biography and part travelogue, this book follows the author's journey across the United States in search of the truth about the lives and supposed deaths of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. 255 pages. 16 pages of colour and b/w photographs. Red boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 24 Cm x 16.5 Cm.

Seller Inventory # 10956

Bibliographic Details

• Title: OUTLAWS: A Quest for Butch and Sundance
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851589317
• ISBN 13: 9781851589319
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Both biography and travelogue, Outlaws takes us across America in search of the real story behind the legend of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Butch Cassidy, a gentleman outlaw, and the Sundance Kid, a young man with a talent for killing with the first shot, were legendary figures even in their own lifetimes. To millions of movie-goers, they still represent the ultimate cowboys. But like most legends, their lives are shrouded in myth. One hundred years after Butch and Sundance robbed their way West into folklore, journalist Eamonn O'Neill takes us on a memorable journey across America in search of the truth about their lives and their legacy. Part biography, part travelogue, Outlaws tells us as much about the present as it does about the past, leaving us to wonder if our country today is really so different from the mythical era of the Wild West. Eamonn O'Neill is the co-author of No Risk Involved. 256 pp 6 x 9 11 color & 24 b/w photos

Reviews

If you're looking for an in-depth history of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, then O'Neill's work is not for you. The author mixes biographical information about the two outlaws into a travelog describing his journey across the United States to find sites and information connected with the pair. A journalist born in Scotland, O'Neill was fascinated by figures of the Old West portrayed mainly in motion pictures and paperback novels. Outlaws describes his quest to find the real men and the stories behind the legend of Butch and Sundance. Other works (e.g., Larry Pointer's In Search of Butch Cassidy, Univ. of Oklahoma, 1988) provide more biographical information about the two outlaws. O'Neill offers readers an interesting tale of his journey, interspersed with personal anecdotes and some historical information. Recommended only for historical buffs looking for an enjoyable diversion.?Terri P. Summey, Emporia State Univ. Lib., KS
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