The Gunfighters

by Bryan Burrough · 2025

Heard in 1 episode across 1 show since Oct 2026

Named a Best Book of 2025 by Bloomberg “One hell of a good read.” — The New York Times “One of the most important books written on the American West in many years.” — True West Magazine From the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Rich and Forget the Alamo comes an epic reconsideration of the time and place that spawned America’s most legendary gunfighters, from Jesse James and Billy the Kid to Butch and Sundance The Wild West gunfighter is such a stock figure in our popular culture that some dismiss it as a mere product of dime novels and B movies.

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