Desperados of New Mexico

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The book explores the lives of seventeen notorious frontier figures, highlighting their rugged individualism and the circumstances that shaped their notorious reputations. Among these "badmen" are well-known names like Billy the Kid and Clay Allison, alongside lesser-known figures such as William Coe and Rattlesnake Sam. Their colorful yet often tragic stories illustrate the harsh realities of frontier life. This edition also features a new foreword by Marc Simmons, an excerpt from F. Stanley's biography by Mary Jo Walker, and a tribute by Jack D. Rittenhouse, along with a bibliography.