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Hello Mr. Gardner its Andrew again. I apologize for the bother but I am just fascinated with this subject matter of the west and its outlaws. I read some of Mr Hanson's The Kid as it appeared in my alumni college magazine & where Mr Hanson's teaches, Santa Clara University. He writes that Jesse James did meet up with Bonney in Las Vegas to see if he would like to join his gang. Did the two actually meet? THX again!

Mark Lee Gardner No worries, Andrew. Sad to say, but Billy and Jesse did not meet in Las Vegas, or anywhere else. A Dr. Henry Hoyt claimed to have witnessed the supposed meeting between the two outlaws, but his account is not reliable for various reasons I won't get into here. Ron's The Kid is a novel, of course, which allows him the freedom to embellish the historical record, create dialogue, etc. Sometimes I wish I could do that!
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A Goodreads user asked Mark Lee Gardner:

Hello Mark, saw you in AMC's 8 part series The West. Also I am nearly done with your Shot All to Hell. Who would you say was the de facto leader of the Cole Younger and Jesse James Gang? Also who do you prefer Cliff Robertson or David Carradine as Cole Younger. They each seem to have a different approach to their choices on how to portray him. Also what's ur general feeling of the The Long Riders? Thanks!

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A Goodreads user asked Mark Lee Gardner:

Hello Mr. Gardner Just curious if you have heard or read of Mr. Ron Hanson's The Kid? BTW your Hell on a Fast Horse is one of my favorite books ever. Thanks Andrew

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A Goodreads user asked Mark Lee Gardner:

Hello again Mr. Gardner, Good news! I am already happily engulfed in your Shot all to Hell. My question: have you considered or have any interest in bringing to us Western devotees, the definitive account of the gunfight at the OK Corral and/or the Johnson County War? Lastly, did you happen to see Steve McQueen's account of Tom Horn? Rough Riders is next as soon as I finish Shot all to Hell. Thank you!! Andrew

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