The Encyclopedia of Lawmen, Outlaws, and Gunfighters (Facts on File Crime Library)

Standoffs, saloons and sunsets spring to mind when one envisions the rough and tumble early days of the American frontier. Indeed, the golden period of the American West produced some of the most notorious badmen and bravest lawmen in American history, many of whom have become legends. Some rogues are familiar: John Wesley Hardin (who, it is said, killed more than 40 men), William Bonney (Billy the Kid), Wild Bill Hickok, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Others are not so well known but were no less dangerous: John Slaughter, Buckskin Frank Leslie, Wild Bill Longely, Liver-Eating Johnson, and Bill Doolin. Then there are the peacekeepers, the brave men who helped tame the Wild West: The Earp Brothers, Pat Garrett, and Texas Rangers such as James Gillett and Dallas Stoudenmire. "The Encyclopedia of Lawmen, Outlaws, and Gunfighters is a comprehensive guide to rogues and rangers who defined law and lawlessness in the Old West. More than 500 entries include biographies of these colorful men and women, accounts of key events and geographical locations, and descriptions of related topics and phrases from the era. More than 60 photographs and an extensive bibliography make the Encyclopedia of Lawmen, Outlaws, and Gunfighters a must-have reference for historians, students, and fans of the American West."--BOOK JACKET Profiles more than 500 men and women, along with key events and geographical locations, who played out their lives as gunfighters, robbers, and peace officers in the Old West. Description based on print version record.