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Title: survey, from the victim's point of view, of the old west
Review: Anyone interested in history should read this book. It is full of extremely poignant stories, each of which would make for a great film or TV mini-series. While it sometimes degnerates into polemic, the facts speak so loudly for themselves that they cannot be ignored.I gave this book as a gift to my wife when she was about to emigrate to the US, more than ten years ago. She gobbled it up and we still discuss it.When I read this book, I wanted to learn more, perhaps read an entire history, about every story or chapter. THere are fascinating characters that crop up, only to abruptly disappear, and many threads left uncovered. This is not a criticism, as it is a survey, but it was frustrating.You will not forget this book. Get it.
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