Ten Deadly Texans

by Dan Anderson, Laurence J. Yadon, Robert Barr Smith (Editor)

The Wild Westerners were a tough breed. They started young and tended to die young, grow wilder, or fizzle into oblivion. Those outlaws that had the most feuds, gunfights, and robberies within the state lines are profiled here along with their associates, enemies, and accomplices. A rough chronological order of events spanning from pre-Civil War to 1935 tracks significant people and events. With so few lawmen available to police the state, troublesome youths quickly developed into heinous individuals. John Wesley Hardin killed a fellow classmate in a one-room schoolhouse, and eight-year-old James Miller was arrested for murdering his own grandparents. Beginnings and endings for each individual varied. While Sam Bass and Bonnie Parker were cut down in their twenties, Dock Newton didn't rob his last train until age seventy-seven. Other members of the Barrow Gang lived into their fifties and sixties after transforming themselves from dangerous criminals to ordinary citizens. Texans are often described as being larger than life. Their lives were legendary, their demeanor solid, their illegal activities dramatic and varied from beginning to end. The same light-hearted take on Western history that permeated Dan Anderson and Laurence J. Yadon's previous works resonates in their latest popular history. True stories, tall tales, and numerous anecdotes comprise this book of ten of the most deadly outlaws to cross the Texas line.

336 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2009

About the author

Dan Anderson is a former newspaper journalist and photographer for Pryor, Oklahoma's, Daily Times. His main emphasis in reporting was on crime, cops, and court cases. Anderson has been honored with awards from both the Oklahoma Press Association and Associated Press Oklahoma for his writing and photography."

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not a good read. Poorly written and mostly one sided conjecture therefore making the book mostly just a historical fiction piece.