Bryan Burrough's 6 favorite books about Old West gunfighters

The Texas-raised author recommends works by T.J. Stiles, John Boessenecker, and more

Bryan Burrough
Bryan Burrough is the author of The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild, Barbarians at the Gate, and Public Enemies
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Bryan Burrough's new book is The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild. Below, the Texas-raised author of Barbarians at the Gate, Public Enemies, and two other nonfiction national best-sellers names six of his favorite books about Old West gunfighters.

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