Poverty Bill, SASS# 45790 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Howdy, have a nice book for sale. "The Gunfighter: Man or Myth?" by Joseph G. Rosa "Was the Gunfighter of the wild West a hero, protector of the innocent and helpless, or was he a trigger-happy rascal? Was a "lawman" like Wild Bill Hickok, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Ben Thompson, or Mysterious Dave Mather, a nobel defender of society, or was he a killer who shot from behind a badge to avoid paying for his crimes? The gunfighter was a man bred in a lawless and violent era of civil war, range wars, and greed for land and gold. He played a real and deadly part in a period when men were conditioned to settle differences with gunplay. He shot and fought and killed throughout Texas in its struggle with Mexico, along the Kanssas-Missouri border, and up and down the cattle trails. Black powder smoke from his guns darkened the Kansas cowtowns and the Far West mining camps. As the West became settled and law and order were established, the gunfighter era passed into the realm of romance - and into the hands of novelists and mythmakers. Today, as the author of the book says, "The Western gunfighter is the New World's counterpart of the knights in armor and the Robin Hoods of the Old." What part of the gunfighter legend is true, and what pat a novelist's or screenwriter's fantasy? What has been the gunfighter's influence on American society - and, for that matter, on world society? For there is no dought that the shoot-'em-up gun-totin' hero of the early West is a figure of interest and sympathy to all over the world. Well documented and rich with illustrations of gunfights and gunmen, this book is a real find for 'gunfighter buffs," as well as for all readers interested in knowing what the wild West was really like." copyright 1969 by the University of Oklahoma Press 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" tall 229 pages book is in very good+ condition dust jacket is OK with wear and tears $17.00 shipped to you (media rate) in the U.S.A. SOLD to Arkansas Tracker If you are interested or need more info. please post here on the wire. Thanks for look'n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Tracker Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I will take it. How do you want your money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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