Triggernometry

A Gallery of Gunfighters

By: Eugene Cunningham, Joseph G. Rosa (Introduction by), Eugene Manlove Rhodes (Foreword by)

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Paperback | 15 March 1996

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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.

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Illustrations
Foreword
Introduction
Preface
The Gunman	p. 1
Breed of the Border: Bill Longley	p. 12
Forty Notches: John Wesley Hardin	p. 38
One Night in San Anton: Ben Thompson	p. 66
Tombstone's Deputy: "Billy" Breakenridge	p. 90
Sure-Thing Killer: Billy the Kid	p. 129
Two-Gun Marshal: Dallas Stoudenmire	p. 171
Behind the Star: "Jim" Gillett	p. 189
The" Hammer Thumb": Long-haired Jim Courtright	p. 203
"Bayard of the Chaparral": Ranger Captain John R. Hughes	p. 218
The Little Wolf: Bass Outlaw	p. 236
"The Magnificent": Wild Bill Hickok	p. 249
"He Was Born in Indiana -": Sam Bass	p. 274
Sheriff of Cochise: John Slaughter	p. 298
"Rush one Ranger!": Captain Bill McDonald	p. 315
Boss of the Wild Bunch: Butch Cassidy	p. 332
"Railroaded"? - : Tom Horn	p. 350
One Man Army Corps: General Lee Christmas	p. 389
Triggernometry: Random Testimony of the Experts, With Criticisms and Comparisons, Hoglegs and Homicides, Diagrams and Disagreements	p. 414
Bibliography	p. 441
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