Outlaw Tales: Legends, Myths, and Folklore from America's Middle Border

Tales both thrilling and humorous about hangings and burials, shootouts and practical jokes punctuate profiles of outlaws and the lawmen who had the nerve to challenge them. As folklorists and storytellers, the Youngs readily admit that most of the tales cannot be verified and are likely to be only partly true Their concern, however, lies with what these myths say about the people who embrace them and the society which fosters them