Legends and Lies: Great Mysteries of the American West

All of history is mystery Dale L. Walker says and he proves his point in this lively humorous--and rational--approach to the Wests greatest puzzles. Did Davy Crockett for example go down swinging Ol Betsy defending the ramparts of the Alamo--or was he captured? Who is buried in Jesse Jamess grave? Was the man Pat Garrett shot that night really Billy the Kid? How did Black Bart the gentleman bandit disappear? Did Sacajawea the famous Bird Woman who scouted for Lewis and Clark die twice? The possibilities unfold as Walker brings together little-known facts and the elusive connections that shed light on the biggest enigmas of the American West.