Complete story of Sheriff Pat Garrett, famous American lawma

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	• Pat Garrett: The Story of a Western Lawman Leon Claire Metz University of Oklahoma Press, 1983 - 328 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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Complete story of Sheriff Pat Garrett, famous American lawma

Metz `s thoroughly researched and well written biography details the controversial life of one of the Old West's most interesting characters, Pat Garrett - the lawman who shot and killed Billy the Kid. The story takes Garrett from his Southern childhood, to his days as a buffalo hunter on the Texas frontier, thru his tenure as a federal lawman and Sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico. Metz addresses the mysterious death of Garrett . It was in that position that he became embroiled in the infamous Lincoln County War. The book also provides in-depth coverage of Henry McCarty - alias Billy the Kid. Thoroughly researched and entertainingly written, Metz's story of Pat Garrett will stand as the standard resource work on this noteworthy Old West character. James P. O'Connor - Nov. `9

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