To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West

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Overview

A sheriff . . .

An outlaw . . .

A legendary showdown.

Billy 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.

After dispensing with his guards and breaking the chain securing his leg irons, the Kid danced a macabre jig on the jail's porch before riding away on a stolen horse as terrified townspeople—and many sympathizers—watched. For new sheriff Pat Garrett, an acquaintance of Billy's, the chase was on. . . .

To Hell on a Fast Horse re-creates the thrilling manhunt for the Wild West's most iconic outlaw. It is also the first dual biography of the Kid and Garrett, each a larger-than-life figure who would not have become legendary without the other. Drawing on voluminous primary sources and a wealth of published scholarship, Mark Lee Gardner digs beneath the myth to take a fresh look at these two men, their relationship, and their epic ride to immortality.

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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. B&w photos. (Feb. 9)
Library Journal
Historian Gardner (Wagons for the Santa Fe Trade) succeeds in writing an accessible double biography of the iconic western outlaw Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett. Maintaining an objective perspective on both men in a narrative closely tied to historic source materials, Gardner's quick-moving story follows events of the civil war in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory in 1877–78, and the Kid's death-by-shooting at the hands of Garrett in 1881. This famous shot in the dark, however, became problematic for Garrett, who for the rest of his life had to fight the image of himself as the romantic outlaw's killer. VERDICT The final chapters describing Garrett as an old-style lawman in a postfrontier society, with interactions with President Theodore Roosevelt, serve to distinguish this book from other recent Kid biographies, such as Michael Wallis's Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride. Highly recommended both for readers of popular history and for scholars. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 10/15/09.]—Nathan E. Bender, Univ, of Idaho, Moscow

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780061368271
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 2/9/2010
  • Pages: 325
  • Sales rank: 576,368
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Meet the Author

Mark Lee Gardner has written a broad range of books and articles on the American West, including a number of interpretive guides for the National Park Service on subjects ranging from George Custer to Geronimo. As a historian and consultant, he has worked with museums, historic sites, and humanities councils throughout the West. He has been a visiting professor in the Southwest Studies department at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He lives with his family in Cascade, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Ghost Stories 1

1 Facing Justice 3

2 Trails West 26

3 War in Lincoln County 51

4 A New Sheriff 83

5 Outlaws and Lawmen 103

6 The Kid Hunted 119

7 Facing Death Boldly 138

8 The Darkened Room 151

9 Both Hero and Villain 176

10 Another Manhunt 194

11 Unwanted Star 213

Epilogue 247

Acknowledgments 259

Notes 263

Resources 299

Index 313

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  • Posted February 3, 2011

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    Billy & Pat

    Gardner does a fine job re-telling a oft-told story. He is compassionate both to Billy and his nemesis Garrett. The Kid was a cold-blooded killer but he was more than that and Pat tried his hand at many occupations after taking off his badge. Gardner recounts both lives well but really shines when he focuses on the famous manhunt. He doesn't miss the ironies of the sheriff's long downhill slide before his own violent death. There will be many more books, novels, and movies about this pair but this account is close to definitive.

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  • Posted May 28, 2010

    Excellent Research Presented In A Fascinating Account

    Mark Lee Gardner brings to life the true story of Sheriff Pat Garrett, who killed the legendary bandit Billy the Kid. Gardner also delves into the Kid's background, much of which is still the stuff of legend. As a young Boy Scout, I developed an association with Pat Garrett: I tended his grave in the Oddfellows Cemetery, Las Cruces, New Mexico. I knew one of his daughters, Pauline, as a rather cranky old lady who owned some storefronts on Main Street. But those bits of history are quite incidental to Gardner's captivating account of the Sheriff and the Kid. A great read from cover to cover! P.S. Hampton Sides and Robert M. Utley, excellent historians themselves, give "To Hell On A Fast Horse" glowing recommendations.

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  • Posted May 8, 2010

    Definitely enjoyed it

    This part of American History is one that I probably know the least about. This book provided some great insight into what life was like in the Wild West. Up until now, Billy the Kid was a fictious character...this book brought him to life. Definitely enjoyed it.

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  • Posted March 20, 2010

    No holds barred historical and accurate book

    I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I found it to be balanced all around the issues of Billy the Kid and the events of his life. History teaches us that few folks are truly hero's or truly villains. This book balanced these issues very well. I will give this book to others and it will be re-read from my library regularly.

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