Great Murder Trials of the Old West

by Johnny D. Boggs

Book Overview

Not every Wild West disagreement was settled with guns on a dusty street. Even on the frontier, accused criminals were entitled to a fair trial. Author Johnny Boggs recreates and analyzes some of the wildest murder trials of these times.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556228929
• ISBN13: 9781556228926
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A compelling and unusual read

Great Murder Trials Of The Old West by free-lance writer and award-winning western novelist Johnny D. Boggs provides the reader with a fascinating look at trials and justice on the American frontier, based upon collected evidence and some actual trial transcripts. Trial cases include those of John Wesley Hardin, Jack McCall, Alfred Packer, Bill Longley, and other desperadoes of the Old West. A compelling and unusual read, Great Murder Trials Of The Old West is especially recommended for people with casual interest as to what the law in the Old West was really like, as well as dedicated American history buffs, and writers or researchers looking for authentic background on an yesteryear era gone by.