Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters

U S A: University of Oklahoma Press, 1983. Hardback. Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters. This encyclopedia - a who's who of the gunfighting West - provides a compilation of facts, sifted from myths, folklore, and outright lies, abou the lives and deaths of 255 men, both famous and the all but forgotten. Also included are detailed accounts of the almost six hundred gunfights the men took part in, mostly between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the century. Each entry follows a concise and usefull format: an alphabetical listing of the gunman; nicknames or aliases; dates and places of birth and death, if known; the occupations the man pursued; a brief biography; and, in chronological order, accounts of the verified gunfights in which he participated. In the Introduction, from the information he amassed in this volume, Bill O'Neal provides a fascinating summary of the data and offers new insights into the nature of the western gunmen and of the feuds and fights that bloodied the West. Illustrated. 386 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). 3rd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.