The Taming of the West: Age of the Gunfighter : Men and Weapons on the Frontier 1840-1900

Describes the lives and exploits of such legendary gunfighters as Bat Masterson, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Wild Bill Hickok. Brings a transatlantic perspective to this richly illustrated account of the era of the gunfighter. His opening chapter establishes the violent nature of everyday life on the trans-Mississippi frontier in the decades after the Mexican War.