Some Gave All
The names here may not be as familiar or catchy as Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok or Bat Masterson, among the biggest names in Western mythology. But the true grit displayed by the protagonists inSome Gave Allshould provide enough real-life drama to interest any aficionado and prove that truth played straight can hold up alongside any fiction. - Wild West MagazineSome of the real-life stories are touching, some sad, and some downright bizarre, but in every case the men behind the badges deserved better than to be consigned to historical footnotes. Though non-fiction, each chapter brims with personality and wild-west action -- shootouts, stabbings, and prisoner escapes. The subsequent courtroom shenanigans provide a great deal of evidence that miscarriages of justice and legal loopholes are nothing new. - Western Fictioneers; Review RoundupSanders' subjects are meticulously researched with primary sources; his bibliography lists numerous newspapers, periodicals, census and other public records, court transcripts, and books.  His style of story-telling is engaging and accessible, and never dumbed down: hooray for the writer with the courage to use 'pettifogging' when no other word will quite do.I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about the every-day heroics of the lawmen of the old west. - Henry's Western Round-up