These tales chronicle the rugged lives and audacious crimes of bank and train robbers, cattle rustlers, horse thieves, and other desperados. Recounted mainly by the outlaws themselves along with eyewitnesses to their deeds, the stories profile Billy the Kid, Frank and Jesse James, the Dalton Gang, Wild Bill Hickok, and other legendary figures of the Old West.
Author Biography
Emerson Hough wrote popular books about the American West, including The Story of the Cowboy, The Passing of the Frontier, and The Covered Wagon. He knew Pat Garrett, and in the course of his research he accompanied the legendary lawman on a horseback trip to New Mexico.
