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Wild, Wild West – Rowdy Rebels And The Sheriffs That Set Them Straight Famous Sheriffs And Western Outlaws, Incredible True Stories Of Wild West Showdowns And Frontier Justice.

By William MacLeod Raine

Famous Sheriffs And Western Outlaws

New York, NY --(Ammoland.com)- This in-depth collection, unchanged since the 1940s, tells of the most legendary heroes and villains of the Old West. Get swept back to a time when sheriffs did their best to keep order in a lawless land.

Learn the early stories of famous foes like Billy the Kid and what he was like from both a personal and business standpoint.

If you like stories of heroes and the people who tried to take them down, then you are in for a wild ride.

You will hear stories of heroes and villains, including:

• Tom Horn
• The “Apache Kid”
• “Bucky” O’Neill
• Tom Nichson
• Doc Holliday
• Kid Curry
• John Wesley Hardin
• And many more!

Novelist William MacLeod Raine recalls standoffs, shootouts, rowdy saloons, brave men who protected innocent townspeople, and villains who put the “wild” in Wild West. Famous Sheriffs and Western Outlaws (February 2012) is a sure shot for anyone interested in the history and romance of the Old West.

About the Author
William MacLeod Raine was a British-born American novelist and journalist who wrote numerous adventure stories about the American Old West. In 1920 he was awarded an M.L. degree from the University of Colorado, where he had established that school’s first journalism course. He passed away in 1954 at the age of eighty-three.

Famous Sheriffs and Western Outlaws
Incredible True Stories of Wild West Showdowns and Frontier Justice
By William MacLeod Raine
Skyhorse Publishing paperback
On Sale: February 2012
ISBN: 978-1-61608-542-1
Price: $12.95

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By Paul M. Barrett

AmmoLand Gun News

Las Vegas, NV --(Ammoland.com)- In what might be an amusing first for the gun industry, I was both banned and widely praised at this year’s SHOT Show. Let me explain.

Crown has just published my book, GLOCK: The Rise of America’s Gun, a narrative history of the iconic semiauto pistol, its inventor, and the marketing phenomenon that revolutionized the U.S. firearm market. The book explains the unique appeal of the Glock as well as the corporate intrigue and controversy that have made the Glock company an object of fascination in gun circles (for example: the 1999 attempt on Gaston Glock’s life arranged by one of his own financial advisers).

Apparently, the executives at Glock Inc., the Smyrna, Ga., subsidiary of Glock GmbH are worried about the book’s look behind the scenes at the company. So Glock Inc. forced the National Shooting Sports Foundation to rescind my press credentials for the 2012 SHOT Show expo floor. Talk about disrespect for First Amendment free speech rights!

No matter. Using garden-variety reportorial techniques, I managed to make my way around SHOT Show, see all of my contacts in the industry, and find – much to my delight – that the book is being enthusiastically embraced.

The good folks at 5.11 Tactical invited me to participate in their terrific authors panel. Lone Wolf Distributors sold GLOCK: The Rise of America’s Gun from their booth on the floor. Keisler Law Enforcement asked me to sign a dozen copies they purchased, including one for industry legend Doug Keisler (thanks, Doug!). Jeff Cahill of Tango Down had the book at his company’s booth. Frank DiNuzzo, Glock Inc.’s former chief in-house trainer, was patroling the floor singing the praises of GLOCK: The Rise of America’s Gun, in which he is a character, of course. Ditto for Cameron Hopkins, the NRA “Industry Insider” blogger.

GLOCK - The Rise of America’s Gun

If GLOCK: The Rise of America’s Gun elicits kind words from the gun industry, it’s gotta make you wonder what the people in Smyrna are so worried about. You can order the book here: http://tinyurl.ms/36rs

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PAUL M. BARRETT is an assistant managing editor at Bloomberg Businessweek. He is the author of American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion and The Good Black: A True Story of Race in America. Barrett lives and works in New York City.

GLOCK
by Paul M. Barrett
Crown Publishers • On sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $26.00 hardcover • Pages: 304 • ISBN: 978-0-307-71993-5
www.glockthebook.com or www.crownpublishing.com

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