To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid Pat Garrett and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West

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So richly detailed you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. Hampton Sides New York Times bestsellingauthor of Ghost Soldiers No outlaw typifies Americas 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 Garretts 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 Swansons New York Times bestseller Manhuntabout the search for Lincolns assassin John Wilkes Boothas 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.