{"product_id":"to-hell-on-a-fast-horse-billy-the-kid-pat-garrett-and-the-epic-chase-to-justice-in-the-old-west-isbn-9780061945694","title":"To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West","description":"\u003cp\u003e“So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. ”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the West’s most famous outlaw meets the one lawman he can’t escape?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Definitive Billy the Kid Biography:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Relentless Lawman Pat Garrett:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the thrilling, break-neck chase from the perspective of the towering sheriff who was fated to hunt down America’s most famous bandit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Lincoln County War:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncover the complex history and brutal violence of the feud that shaped both men and plunged New Mexico Territory into chaos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmerican West Nonfiction:\u003c\/b\u003e Written with the pulse of a thriller, this richly detailed narrative history is perfect for fans of James Swanson’s \u003ci\u003eManhunt.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sheriff . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn outlaw . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA legendary showdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilly the Kid—a.k.a. Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, and William Bonney—was a horse thief, cattle rustler, charismatic rogue, and cold-blooded killer. A superb shot, the Kid gunned down four men single-handedly and five others with the help of cronies. Two of his victims were Lincoln County, New Mexico, deputies killed during the Kid's brazen daylight escape from the courthouse jail on April 28, 1881.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter dispensing with his guards and breaking the chain securing his leg irons, the Kid danced a macabre jig on the jail's porch before riding away on a stolen horse as terrified townspeople—and many sympathizers—watched. For new sheriff Pat Garrett, an acquaintance of Billy's, the chase was on. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Hell on a Fast Horse\u003c\/em\u003e re-creates the thrilling manhunt for the Wild West's most iconic outlaw. It is also the first dual biography of the Kid and Garrett, each a larger-than-life figure who would not have become legendary without the other. Drawing on voluminous primary sources and a wealth of published scholarship, Mark Lee Gardner digs beneath the myth to take a fresh look at these two men, their relationship, and their epic ride to immortality.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Gardner uses original eyewitness accounts and newspaper reports at the time, both of which add a you-are-there quality. He also delves into the century-long mystery surrounding Garrett’s murder years later, and arrives at a surprising conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Evocative...Gardner renders a time, place and a people with sincerity and accuracy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanta Fe Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Absorbing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacramento Bee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A freewheeling, yet meticulously researched, dual biography....Gardner’s passion for his subject shines through on every page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Digging beneath the myths and melodrama, [Gardner] begins in Las Vegas during Christmas week, 1880, when the capture and confinement of Billy the Kid made national headlines... Gardner’s extensive research and authoritative approach ground this compelling historical recreation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As gripping as any thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The double-helix relationship between Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett is one of the abiding fascinations of the West. No one has come closer than Mark Lee Gardner to capturing their twin destinies and their inevitable final collision....you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHampton Sides, author of the New York Times bestsellers Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A masterpiece! Mark Gardner’s dual biography of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett cuts through the myth to tell the real story of two real figures in the Wild West. 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