Mark Lee Gardner discusses To Hell on a Fast Horse\: Billy the Kid\, Pat Garrett\, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West
Time\: Thursday March 4\, 2010 6\:30 p.m.
Location\: Kansas City Public Library\, Plaza Branch\, Main Floor\, Kansas City\, MO 64112
Phone\: 913-384-3126 to order books in advance\, 816-701-3407 to make reservations to attend.
Author\: Mark Lee Gardner is a professional historian and lives in Cascade\, Colorado.
Title\: To Hell on a Fast Horse\: Billy the Kid\, Pat Garrett\, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West \, $26.99 Hardcover\, ISBN 9780061368271\, On Sale Date\: February 1\, 2010
Western historian Gardner ("\;Wagons for the Santa Fe Trade"\;) delivers a dual biography documenting Sheriff Pat Garrett's hunt for the iconic outlaw William Bonney\, aka Billy the Kid. As Gardner sees it\, the battle between the wily Kid and the determined Garrett is perhaps the greatest of our Old West legends. Digging beneath the myths and melodrama\, he begins in Las Vegas during Christmas week\, 1880\, when the capture and confinement of Billy the Kid made national headlines. Gardner then details the Kid's daring daylight courthouse escape on April 28\, 1881\, in a hail of gunfire\, leaving bloodied bodies behind. I am not going to leave the country\, said the Kid\, and I am not going to reform\, neither am I going to be taken alive again. The chase began\, with Garrett finally gunning down the Kid on July 14\, 1881. Gardner concludes with a survey of the Kid's robust mythic afterlife in books and films. Gardner's extensive research and authoritative approach ground this compelling historical recreation.
What\: Mark Lee Gardner will discuss his new work\, answer audience questions and he will autograph copies of his books purchased from Rainy Day Books\, on our website and / or at our Author Event.
When\: Thursday\, March 4\, 2010\, 6\:30 PM
Where\: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at The Kansas City Public Library\, Plaza Branch\, Main Floor\, 4801 Main Street\, Kansas City\, Missouri 64112
Admission Package\: This event is open to the general public. Call 816-701-3407 to make reservations to attend.
All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.
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