Triggernometry A Gallery of Gunfighters Author:Eugene Cunningham Stories about the gunfighters of the old West--particularly legends like Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and Wyatt Earp--tend to be filled with colorful exaggerations. Eugene Cunningham's stories are a different matter altogether. A Western man himself, Cunningham stands apart from other chroniclers in that he wrote from firsthand knowledge... more ». Some of these men were his friends; others were intimates of men he knew well. In addition, he had access to contemporary records, which he used with the skill of a born researcher.
Thirty years in the making and originally published in 1941, this book presents dramatic profiles of nearly a score of master gunfighters, from Ranger Bill McDonald to Pat Garrett and Wes Hardin--men whose exploits helped shape and mold the American West. Cunningham places each man in the context of his time, creating profiles of credible human beings who performed near-incredible feats.« less