The Gunfighters: True Tales of Outlaws, Lawmen, and Indians on the Texas Frontier

By Charles Askins

Book Overview

The early Texans were a breed apart. Outlaws and lawmen, ranchers and cowpokes, merchants and preachers, housewives and harlots - all were hard-working, independent, tough people of the frontier. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581606133
• ISBN13: 9781581606133
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Paladin Pr
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

Great reading

This book tells the factual accounts of many of the stories of Texas outlaws and law enforcement men in a manner that is extremely well done. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in factual information. They are written in a manner that makes one want to keep reading until the end. Col. Askins was a great story teller and he keeps one's interest in this book.

A history perfect for any history collection strong in Texas or early Western history.

THE GUNFIGHTERS: TRUE TALES OF OUTLAWS, LAWMEN, AND INDIANS ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER tells of early Texans and comes from a U.S. Border Patrol agent and big-game hunter who brings hundreds of early Texans to life. From the Texas Rangers and the notorious Bonnie and Clyde to Apaches and other Indian encounters, dramatic true stories chart the paths of the early gunmen and make for a history perfect for any history collection strong in Texas or early Western history.