The Incredible Elfego Baca

Good Man, Bad Man of the Old West

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Author:

Bryan, Howard

Introduction by:

Anaya, Rudolfo A.

ISBN:

978-0-940666-34-4

Publication Date:

Oct 1993

Publisher:

Clear Light Publishers

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $22.95

Book Description:

Folk hero Elfego Baca (1865-1945) is best remembered for his single-handed standoff against an estimated 80 Texas cowboys who fired a reported 4,000 shots at him without effect. In this informative and entertaining book, Howard Bryan examines the facts and legends surrounding Baca's long and astonishing career as a gunfighter and ruffian, lawyer, sheriff, mayor, district attorney, and a perennial candidate for political office. This remarkable man was the subject of a Wait Disney...
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Book Details

Pages:	112
Detailed Subjects:	History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, Nm, Ok, Tx)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	5.46 x 8.385 x 0.215 Inches
Book Weight:	0.715 Pounds

Author Biography

Bryan, Howard (Author)

Journalist and historical writer Howard Bryan began his career at the Albuquerque Tribune and later became a reporter and columnist on New Mexico culture and history.

Bryan has written several books on his experiences in New Mexico including Wildest of the Wild West: True Tales of a Frontier Town on the Santa Fe Trail and Robbers, Rogues, and Ruffians: True Tales of the Wild West. He was also featured on The Real West, an Arts and Entertainment program. Bryan was awarded a 1994 Governor's Award for Excellence and Achievement in the Arts and a 1994 Spur award from the Western writers of America for his book The Incredible Elfego Baca.

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