Outlaw Tales of Utah: True Stories Of The Beehive State's Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, And Cutthroats, Second Edition

by Michael Rutter

Book Overview

Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Utah, 2nd Edition. Ride with horse thieves and cattle rustlers, stagecoach, and train robbers. Duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, hiss at lawmen turned outlaws. A refreshing new perspective on some of the most infamous reprobates of the Midwest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762759852
• ISBN13: 9780762759859
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Two Dot Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Intriguing and got me interested in something new

Even though I am a Utah girl born and bread, I never did go out of my way to learn about the outlaws of the old west. Mind, I wasn't against them, but I never made a point of reading about them until I stumbled upon this edition for super-cheap.I think I may have found a new interest.Rutter takes on some of the more famous legendary outlaws of Utah and tells their stories in manners that are a pleasant combination of historical text and rowdy folktale book. The list of further reading in the back is certainly impressive, so I have doubt that research was done. Even so, it is a fun book written by someone who clearly has a passion for the outlaws. It's historical, yet also very romantic.The main focus are the big guns: Butch Cassidy, Matt Warner, Elza Lay, the Sundance Kid, the like, each given a good summarizing chapter that hits key points in their respective careers. But also, pleasantly, there are chapters on the consorts and the territory.I am now hooked.