Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett (1850-1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent who became renowned for killing Billy the Kid. He was the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico as well as Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Life of Pat F. Garrett and the Taming of the Boarder Outlaw tells the story of the sheriff who pursued and killed Billy the Kid. Authored by John Milton Scanland, a newspaperman who knew both Pat F. Garrett and New Mexico well, the book was written shortly after Pat F. Garrett’s own slaying in 1908. A thrilling read, no collection of Western Outlaw material is complete without it.

Excerpt from Life of Pat F. Garrett and the Taming of the Border Outlaw: A History of the "Gun Men" And Outlaws, and a Life-Story of the Greatest Sheriff of the Old Southwest Though simple and not attended by ostentation, the cere monial was very impressive, and there were tears for the brave and generous l'at Garrett as his mortal remains were con signed to earth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A History Of The Gun Men And Outlaws, And A Life Story Of The Greatest Sheriff Of The Old Southwest.

"Life of Pat F. Garrett and the Taming of the Border Outlaw" is the firs hand account of Pat Garrett's life. Written in 1908, the year Garett was murdered, this book is an excellent source of information about one of Wild West's greatest sheriffs.

"Life of Pat F. Garrett and the Taming of the Border Outlaw" is the firs hand account of Pat Garrett's life. Written in 1908, the year Garett was murdered, this book is an excellent source of information about one of Wild West's greatest sheriffs.

"Life of Pat F. Garrett and the Taming of the Border Outlaw" is the firs hand account of Pat Garrett's life. Written in 1908, the year Garett was murdered, this book is an excellent source of information about one of Wild West's greatest sheriffs.

Biography of the man who killed Billy the Kid, this thorough and well-written analysis deals effectively with almost every question that has been raised about the controversial life and death of Pat Garrett.

Hunter & Hunted--the lives of two legendary gunfighters In the history of the Wild West there are a number of notable characters whose names will be forever linked. Among them, none are more familiar than the legendary outlaw Billy the Kid and the lawman Pat Garrett. Henry McCarty, also known as William H. Bonney, had a short, troubled life and in just six years, until he was shot dead at the age of 21 years, he progressed from petty thief to outlaw, gunfighter and murderer with eight dead men to his credit. When Billy the Kid rode into Lincoln County, New Mexico it brought him to the attention of Patrick Garrett, who had been elected sheriff of Lincoln County in 1880 having been, in his time, a buffalo hunter and a cowboy. Garrett caught 'the Kid' in 1881, he was tried and sentenced to hang, but escaped from custody. Garrett again set out to hunt him down. He caught up with him three months later at Fort Sumner where, in the middle of the night, he shot him through the heart. Garrett's own career was brought to a close in 1908 when he was also shot to death. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.