Legends of the Wild West

by James A. Crutchfield

Wyatt Earp. Billy the Kid. Calamity Jane. Crazy Horse. In a land where justice was a gun and liberty knew no bounds, men and women such as these forged their lives into a legacy of heroism, villainy, and honor. With blood and courage, with passion and violence, they became Legends of the Wild West.

312 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

James A. Crutchfield is the author of many books on United States history, including Tragedy at Taos: the Revolt of 1847, Eyewitness to American History, and Legends of the Wild West. His contributions to a variety of newspapers and nationally distributed magazines and journals number in the hundreds. He has been awarded the Spur Award from Western Writers of America and is a two-time award recipient from the American Association for State and Local History.

A native-born Tennessean whose direct ancestors were among the first settlers of Nashville in the 1780s, he has most often turned his probing eye toward their stories. But his writing career has spanned the entire continent, from the days of George Washington and the American fur trade to the Army of the West and the histories of such Western states as Montana, New Mexico and Arizona as part of his It Happened in… book series.

Reviews

[Mike]

This is a good book on the nonfiction facts about the old West before Hollywood made fictionalised versions you see in the western movies.My favourite chapters are "Women in the West" and "Outlaws".

[Cws]

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