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

Description based on print version record. "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 The golden period of the American West produced some of the most notorious badmen and bravesy lawmen in American history. This guide features 400 entries, providing biographies of the men and women, from both sides of the law, who made their mark on the American frontier. 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.