Learn the real stories behind the infamous renegades of the West with âMotavalliâs entertaining treatment of this bunch of baddiesâ (HistoryNet.com). The rebels and bandits of the American Westâlike Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidâhave always made for thrilling tales of gunfights, heists, and outlaws. From the beginning, penny dreadfuls, Wild West shows, dime novels, and urban legends romanticized and magnified these renegades and their wild American spirits. These tales, however, donât capture the truth of the Westâs outlawsânor do we hear about other lawless individuals, such as Pearl Hart, Belle Starr, or the Bloody Espinosas. Jim Motavalli returns with The Real Dirt on Americaâs Frontier Outlaws to give a real and more inclusive look at the old West and the dangerous figures that immortalized it.
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