{"product_id":"to-hell-on-a-fast-horse-the-untold-story-of-billy-the-kid-and-pat-garrett-9780061368295","title":"To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. \"\u003cbr\u003e --Hampton Sides, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eauthor of \u003cem\u003eGhost Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003eFor new sheriff Pat Garrett, an acquaintance of Billy's, the chase was on. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first dual biography of the Kid and Garrett, \u003cem\u003eTo Hell on a Fast Horse\u003c\/em\u003e re-creates the thrilling manhunt for the Wild West's most iconic outlaw. 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGardner, Mark Lee:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMark Lee Gardner is the author of \u003cem\u003eTo Hell on a Fast Horse\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShot All to Hell\u003c\/em\u003e, which received multiple awards, including a Spur Award from Western Writers of America. An authority on the American West, Gardner has appeared on PBS's \u003cem\u003eAmerican Experience\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as on the History Channel, the Travel Channel, and on NPR. He has written for the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrue West, Wild West, American Cowboy, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNew Mexico Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives with his family in Cascade, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614435873042,"sku":"9780061368295","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_59764669-7c86-4f81-95bb-80558a583c41.jpg?v=1732443975","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/to-hell-on-a-fast-horse-the-untold-story-of-billy-the-kid-and-pat-garrett-9780061368295","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}