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Zusatztext “As gripping as any thriller.” Informationen zum Autor Mark Lee Gardner is the author of Rough Riders , To Hell on a Fast Horse , and Shot All to Hell , which received multiple awards, including a Spur Award from Western Writers of America. An authority on the American West, Gardner has appeared on PBS’s American Experience, as well as on the History Channel, the Travel Channel, and on NPR. He has written for the Los Angeles Times , True West , Wild West , American Cowboy , and New Mexico Magazine . He lives with his family in Cascade, Colorado. Klappentext “So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. ” —Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers No outlaw typifies America’s mythic Wild West more than Billy the Kid. To Hell on a Fast Horse by Mark Lee Gardner is the riveting true tale of Sheriff Pat Garrett’s thrilling, break-neck chase in pursuit of the notorious bandit. David Dary calls To Hell on a Fast Horse, “A masterpiece,” and Robert M. Utley calls it, “Superb narrative history.” This is spellbinding historical adventure at its very best, recalling James Swanson’s New York Times bestseller Manhunt—about the search for Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth—as it fills in with fascinating detail the story director Sam Peckinpah brought to the screen in his classic film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. What happens when the West’s most famous outlaw meets the one lawman he can’t escape? A Definitive Billy the Kid Biography: Go beyond the myth to discover the true story of the boyish outlaw, from his early days to his final, fateful encounter in a darkened room. The Relentless Lawman Pat Garrett: Follow the thrilling, break-neck chase from the perspective of the towering sheriff who was fated to hunt down America’s most famous bandit. The Lincoln County War: Uncover the complex history and brutal violence of the feud that shaped both men and plunged New Mexico Territory into chaos. American West Nonfiction: Written with the pulse of a thriller, this richly detailed narrative history is perfect for fans of James Swanson’s Manhunt. Zusammenfassung “So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. ” —Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers No outlaw typifies America’s mythic Wild West more than Billy the Kid. To Hell on a Fast Horse by Mark Lee Gardner is the riveting true tale of Sheriff Pat Garrett’s thrilling, break-neck chase in pursuit of the notorious bandit. David Dary calls To Hell on a Fast Horse, “A masterpiece,” and Robert M. Utley calls it, “Superb narrative history.” This is spellbinding historical adventure at its very best, recalling James Swanson’s New York Times bestseller Manhunt—about the search for Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth—as it fills in with fascinating detail the story director Sam Peckinpah brought to the screen in his classic film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. What happens when the West’s most famous outlaw meets the one lawman he can’t escape? A Definitive Billy the Kid Biography: Go beyond the myth to discover the true story of the boyish outlaw, from his early days to his final, fateful encounter in a darkened room. The Relentless Lawman Pat Garrett: Follow the thrilling, break-neck chase from the perspective of the towering sheriff who was fated to hunt down America’s most famous bandit. The Lincoln County War: Uncover the complex history and brutal violence of the feud that shaped both men and plunged New Mexico Territory into chaos. American West Nonfiction: Written with the pulse of a thriller, this richly detailed nar...
