Product Description

This book is a new novel about Johnny Ringo, the gunfighter many believe was the fastest gun that ever lived. His reputation with a gun first developed during a range war in Texas, the Mason County War. Ringo is best known for his confrontations with Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday in Tombstone, Arizona. Those confrontations occurred both before and after the gunfight at the OK Corral. Many say that famous gunfight would never have happened if Ringo had been in town that day. It was widely known that Wyatt was deathly afraid of Ringo.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #449673 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-15
• Binding: Hardcover
• 448 pages

From the Publisher
While most books on Johnny Ringo are biographies, this book is a novel. What happened to Johnny Ringo is considered by most to be an unsolved mystery. Historians have their opinions and speculations, but no living person knows for sure what happened to the famous gunfighter. This author unveils a completely new theory on Ringo, weaving the story both out of known fact and what might have really occurred.

From the Author
It is my sincere hope that you enjoy this story - Jason McCord

About the Author
Jason McCord grew up in Coffeyville, Kansas, where the Dalton Gang met their demise. Johnny Ringo was related to the Dalton brothers. Jason has long been a fan of western historical characters, and none of the rest are as fascinating, nor as maligned by history, as Johnny Ringo. Jason holds two masters degrees, one from Wichita State University and another from the University of Kansas.

Customer Reviews

Good Depiction of Ringo
I really liked this book. Ringo is presented as a complex character with both good and bad qualities. Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday are pretty much painted the same way. It's not often that you see the Gunfight at the OK Corral unfold as anything but a tribute to Earp. This author did a good job of describing the events in an even handed manner. Before finishing the book, I found myself identifying strongly with Ringo. This is a good story. I've recommended it to several of my friends and they liked it as well.

Heckofa Good Story
My wife and I read this book and we both liked it. I bought it at a book signing in San Angelo. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable on Ringo; he was in the Mason County War in Texas near here. At the book signing McCord seemed to know a lot about Ringo. I'd say he did his homework. The book is a novel, and the author did put his own twist on it. We thought it was a good read.

Interesting Take on Ringo
This is a good novel. I repeat novel. There's some fiction for sure. I like Tombstone history, but have never liked the accounts that present Wyatt Earp to be some sort of hero. This book takes a more even keel on the two men. Ringo was Earp's main adversary and has often been cast as some sort or outlaw. He was not an outlaw. Some of the Ringo clan are friends of mine and particularly hated the movie Tombstone, which had Ringo as some sort of drunk who shot a priest. There is nothing to indicate he would have ever done anything like that.

This book presents Ringo as a likeable guy who happened to be very fast with a gun. When Ringo drank he got into trouble. That's the way I understand that he actually was and that's the way this book presents him. After I read this book I told a couple of my friends who are in the Ringo family about it. They really liked this characterization of him.

I thought it was an exciting story. The reviewer below who says you can't help but fall in love with Ringo is right. It has a little different take on what happened to him. I really liked the story.