The Life of Pat F. Garrett and the Taming of the Border Outlaw (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. True Story about the Greatest Sheriff of the Old WestBy John Milton Scanland
Length1h 47m
About this audiobook
The Life of Pat F. Garrett and the Taming of the Border Outlaw presents the career of the famed frontier peace officer as both biography and civic parable. Centering on Garrett's pursuit of Billy the Kid and his wider role in imposing legal order on the Southwestern borderlands, the book belongs to the early tradition of Western historical narrative, where eyewitness memory, local testimony, and moralized adventure meet. Its style is direct, commemorative, and documentary in impulse, reflecting a period when the violent frontier was being transformed into national legend. John Milton Scanland wrote close enough to the age of territorial conflict to feel its immediacy, yet late enough to interpret it as history. His interest in Garrett reflects the concerns of a generation eager to distinguish lawful courage from outlaw glamour. Rather than merely sensationalizing gunfights, Scanland frames Garrett as an agent of social consolidation amid unstable jurisdictions and contested borders. Readers interested in frontier biography, the mythology of the American West, or the historical afterlife of Billy the Kid will find this work valuable. It is especially recommended for those seeking an early, earnest account of how violence, memory, and law shaped the borderland imagination.
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- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length1 hr 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 6, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Portraits of British Americans (Vol. 1-3)
2Chapter I.
3Chapter II. Origin of the Trouble.
4Chapter III. The Tragedy on the Lonely Road.
5Chapter IV. Garrett had a Presentiment of His Fate.
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6Chapter V. At the Bar of Justice.
7Chapter VI. Rumors of Threats.
8Chapter VII. The Life of Garrett.
9Chapter VIII. The Reign of the “Gun Men.”
10Chapter IX. Bloody Dona Ana County.
11Chapter X. History of Bloody Deeds.
12Chapter XI. The Man of the Hour—Pat Garrett.
13Chapter XII. The Ethics of the “Drop.”
14Chapter XIII. Garrett’s Fight with an Outlaw.
15Chapter XIV. Bones of His Victim as Evidence.
16Chapter XV. The Bloody “Cattle War.”
17Chapter XVI. On the Track of the Kid.
18Chapter XVII. Two Cowardly “Bad Men.”
19Chapter XVIII. Capture of the Kid and His Gang.
20Chapter XIX. A Blustering Mob at Las Vegas.
21Chapter XX. The Kid is Sentenced to be Hanged.
22Chapter XXI. Wanderings of the Outlaw.
23Chapter XXII. William H. Bonney, Alias “Billy the Kid.”
24Chapter XXIII. Billy Makes His First Raid.
25Chapter XXIV. A “Bunco” Horse Race.
26Chapter XXV. Lilly Makes Another Killing.
27Chapter XXVI. Bad Luck, But Broke a Monte Game.
28Chapter XXVI. Not of the “Yellow Kid” Type.
29Chapter XXVII. The Last Scene of All.
30Chapter XXVIII. Peace and Prosperity Now Reign in Lincoln.
31Memorable Quotes
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