J.B. "Billy" Mathews: Biography of a Lincoln County Deputy
"...an interesting addition to libraries of history buffs fascinated by the Lincoln County War."   --S. Derrickson Moore, Las Cruces Sun News"...an interesting addition to libraries of history buffs fascinated by the Lincoln County War." --S. Derrickson Moore, Las Cruces Sun News"I must say it has 'come a treat' since its earlier NMHR incarnation. Yucca Tree Press do a very nice book and I am sure you must be very pleased with it."   --Frederick Nolan, author-historian"I must say it has 'come a treat' since its earlier NMHR incarnation." --Frederick Nolan, author-historian"One of the lesser players in the Lincoln County Follies, 'Billy' Mathews was rather more than just another hired tough. Rebellious teenager, soldier, miner, lawman, rancher, and finally Roswell postmaster, Mathews lived down his past to earn respectability and high esteem: we can only regret he never saw fit to write down his own account of some of the events in which he participated. This comprehensive and well-illustrated biography, which meticulously traces his life from his birth in Tennessee through to his early death--he was only 57--provides appropriate recognition to one of New Mexico's many forgotten pioneers."  --book talk