Triggernometry: A Gallery of Gunfighters Revised Edition Contributor(s): Cunningham, Eugene (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806128372 ISBN-13: 9780806128375 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 Annotation: In this now classic volume, Eugene Cunningham collects - in his "gallery" - biographies of nearly a score of master gunfighters, including such notables as John Wesley Hardin, Billy the Kid, Dallas Stoudenmire, Sam Bass, Wild Bill Hickok, Butch Cassidy, and Tom Horn. Himself a Westerner familiar with the feel of pistol and rifle, Cunningham knew firsthand several of the Texas gunfighters featured in his book, the product of more than thirty-five years of research, interviews, and writing. Cunningham examines the evidence and breaks down the myths surrounding the exploits of Wild Bill Hickok, for example, preferring instead to find the living, breathing human behind the legend. His final chapter, "Triggernometry", remains a fascinating discussion of the gunfighters' expertise with the fast draw, the "road-agent's spin", pistol fanning, the "border shift", "rolling" and "pinwheeling", and the use of various holsters and harnesses. This new edition includes an extensive introduction and updated bibliography by Joseph G. Rosa. Discussing in detail the types of pistols used by the gunfighters, their speed and accuracy in gunfights, and the qualities of a deadly gunfighter, Rosa also provides new information on many of the more prominent gunfighters in Cunningham's gallery. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 95038776 |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.41 lbs) 504 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this now classic volume, Eugene Cunningham collects--in his "gallery" --biographies of nearly a score of master gunfighters, including such notables as John Wesley Hardin, Billy the Kid, Dallas Stoudenmire, Sam Bass, Wild Bill Hickok, Butch Cassidy, and Tom Horn. Himself a Westerner familiar with the feel of pistol and rifle, Cunningham knew firsthand several of the Texas gunfighters featured in his book, the product of more than thirty-five years of research, interviews, and writing. Cunningham examines the evidence and breaks down the myths surrounding the exploits of Wild Bill Hickok, for example, preferring instead to find the living, breathing human behind the legend. His final chapter, Triggernometry, remains a fascinating discussion of the gunfighters' expertise with the fast draw, the "road-agent's spin," pistol fanning, the border shift, "rolling" and "pinwheeling," and the use of various holsters and harnesses. This new edition includes an extensive introduction and updated bibliography by Joseph G. Rosa. Discussing in detail the types of pistols used by the gunfighters, their speed and accuracy in gunfights, and the qualities of a deadly gunfighter, Rosa also provides new information on many of the more prominent gunfighters in Cunningham's gallery. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cunningham, Eugene: - Eugene Cunningham was the author of over fifteen works of fiction and nonfiction on the American West. Rhodes, Eugene Manlove: -Eugene Manlove Rhodes is the author of numerous works of western fiction. Rosa, Joseph G.: -Joseph G. Rosa, (1932-2015), is the author of the definitive biography of Wild Bill Hickok, They Called Him Wild Bill: The Life and Adventures of James Butler Hickok, as well as The Gunfighter: Man or Myth? And (with Waldo E. Koop) Rowdy Joe Lowe: Gambler with a Gun, all published by the University of Oklahoma Press. |