Sheriff Pat Garrett's Last Days (Western Legacy Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 086534079X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 100 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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But despite them, all his deeds retain for him a niche in the gallery of fast shooting peace officers who helped to bring law and order to the frontier West. Colin Rickards' book sheds light on this unhappy affair which still remains a source of controversy. A journalist by profession, Rickards has applied the same techniques to ferreting out the true stories of life and death adventures in western history. More information on this controversial period in American Southwestern history, the heroes and the villains can be found in these and other Sunstone Press books: "Alias Billy the Kid" by Donald Cline and "Sheriff William Brady" by Donald R. Lavash. sunstonepress. An authority on frontier history, the author has written numerous articles and books on the Old West. When he died, there was rejoicing in some quarters and relief in others--as might be expected in the case of a controversial figure. He has been maligned by writers, libeled by Hollywood and deprecated by many of his contemporaries. But was Pat Garrett shot by Wayne Brazel, or hired killer Jim Miller? Brazel confessed, but few believed his story and he was acquitted. He separates fact from fantasy in th
From the Back Cover Who actually killed Pat Garrett, the renowned Southwestern sheriff? Was it cowboy Wayne Brazel or hired killer Jim Miller? Brazel confessed, but few believed his story and he was acquitted. . Garrett had tracked down and killed the outlaw Billy the Kid but also became a victim of the tangled politics of the time
Anthony R. Tempesta said Cheap, Quick Read. Light fare on the shooting of Pat Garrett, the man best known for shooting Billy the Kid. Unconvincingly sets out that "Killing Jim" Miller was Garrett's assassin, rather than Wayne Brazel -- the man who confessed to shooting Garrett. Best evidence is that Brazel was traveling with Garrett, a difficult man with a touch