"Myths and Mysteries of the Old West" By Michael Rutter

Title: Myths and Mysteries of the Old West
Author: Michael Rutter
Published Year: 2005
Pages: 161

Everyone can use a history lesson, and this book brings that to the reader. Items of history that most people think they know the answer to are showcased in this book and the author provides the real story behind these mysteries and myths with a bibliography included.

The topics include the following:

• The Seven Cities of Cibola
• The Battle of Adobe Walls
• John Colter
• The California Gold Rush
• The Mountain Meadows Massacre
• George Armstrong Custer
• Sitting Bull
• Comanche
• James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok
• Calamity Jane
• Billy the Kid
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Anyone with a slight interest in history of the western United States should read this book. It is easy to follow and they chapters pack a lot of information in a small span that is easy to follow. I have loaned this book out and the other people who have read it found it just as intriguing as I have.