Tom Horn: Blood on the Moon : Dark History of the Murderous Cattle Detective

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Summary: Ive never read anything this poorly written.
Review: Although this book seems to contain a well documented, and at times, interesting account of Tom Horn and the Nickell murder, its about as much fun to read as a treatise on the history of linear-regression analysis. Mr. Carlson's poorly constructed syntax and meandering story lines makes this book a "plodding" experience.

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Summary: Tom Horn Blood on the Moon
Review: An exceptional documentary dealing with one of Wyoming's most notorious citizens, one that reads like a novel. Although much has been written about Tom Horn, Chip Carlson has done an excellent job of presenting new facts and information furthing adding to the controversey over Horn's guilt in the murder of young Willie Nickell.

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Summary: Tom Horn Blood on the Moon
Review: An exceptional documentary dealing with one of Wyoming's most notorious citizens, one that reads like a novel. Although much has been written about Tom Horn, Chip Carlson has done an excellent job of presenting new facts and information furthing adding to the controversey over Horn's guilt in the murder of young Willie Nickell.

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Summary: Portrait of a rogue
Review: Chip Carlson has established himself as the most prolific and knowledgeable Tom Horn buff since Dean Krakel, and his work is extraordinarily readable. To understand a true American (choose your own term) outlaw, rogue, bounty hunter, lawman, Westerner ... whatever ... pick up Carlson's work, which is full of the grittiness that haunts the legend of Horn.

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Summary: Like Eating Peanuts
Review: Chip Carlson is a master historian-storyteller, whose definitive account of the notorious Tom Horn's later years is a "must" for anyone seriously interested about the dark side of the Old West. In fact, perusing Carlson's work is like eating peanuts; first you read one page, then two and, before you know it, you've consumed the entire book.

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Summary: Best of the West
Review: Chip Carlson, who has studied Wyoming's notorious Tom Horn for more than a decade, has written the best-ever researched story on this subject. This is a must-read for everyone with even the most remote interest in the Old West. - Larry K. Brown

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Summary: A FASCINATING WESTERN SAGA
Review: Introduced to the epic of Tom Horn by the excellent western movie starring Steve McQueen, I wanted to find a book and read more about the history of a man who, on the one hand, seemed a ruthless killer and on the other seemed the unfortunate dupe of the big business of the day--the cattle barons.

Tom Horn: Blood on the Moon: The Dark History of the Murderous Cattle Detective fit the bill marvelously. I came away with what I believe is an accurate history of the hapless Tom Horn and, more interestingly, names of several interesting characters who contributed to the demise of arguably a great American hero.

Key among these characters was Joe LeFors, the very same detective and lawman who made life miserable for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Named Joe Bell in the movie, LeFors methods were, shall we say, "creative."

We are tempted to believe that political scandals, scapegoats and other applicable cloak and dagger are primarily of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Read Tom Horn: Blood on the Moon... and find out the rest of the story.

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Summary: Tom Horn: Blood on the moon :Dark history of the murderou Ca
Review: The best word I can think of to describe this book is FANTASTIC.Chip Carlson has written another masterpiece on the subject.
To me just about every chapter leaves you craving more information, and thats what a good book should do.His indepth research is amazing on how he has put it into a format for persons interested in this period of western history.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants more insight into the times trials and tribulations of 1890's Wyoming.