New Mexico Territory attracted outlaws and desperados as its remote locations guaranteed non-detection while providing opportunists the perfect setting in which to seize wealth. Many wicked women on the run from their pasts headed there seeking new starts before and after 1912 statehood. Colorful characters such as Bronco Sue; Sadie Orchard and Lizzie McGrath were noted mavens of mayhem; while many other women were notorious gamblers; bawdy madams or confidence tricksters. Some paid the ultimate price for crimes of passion; while others avoided punishment by slyly using their beguiling allure to influence authorities. Follow the raucous tales of these wild women in a collection that proves crime in early New Mexico wasnt only a boys game.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I enjoyed the bookBy David J. PannellI enjoyed the book; which has many details of solo activities that I didnt know about. On the down side; there are countless distracting issues in my Kindle version (such as missing spaces; or spaces where they dont belong); and I feel they misjudged many of the things to include. Who cares if a particular Beatles documentary was played for a third time on a particular TV station on a particular date? Its too removed from what the ex-Beatles themselves were doing; and once you start going down that route; you cant possibly capture everything. There are many; many example like this that I think would be better omitted from the book; to focus it more on what the Beatles themselves were up to. There were also some obvious errors that I noticed. Despite all that; its not bad. Obviously its for Beatles obsessives only.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Sometime in Troppo at the Speed of the 4thBy T-RoThis book was published in 2001; so the 29th of November of that year is not covered. I can understand why the former Beatles must be annoyed that their separate lives are constantly compiled together; but as they have probably figured out by now; Beatledom doesnt end so easily. And undoubtedly they were interested in what each other was putting out for competitive reasons; so there is some logic in writing about them collectively. This book is a pretty exhaustive chronicle of the former Fabs tours; recording sessions; lawsuits and public spats. It gives date-by-date accounts of what these four men; their wives; friends; family and business associates were doing from 1970 to 2001. There are some odd entries; such as one for 1983 which claims that Pauls single "So Bad" went to number one in 1983. Other sources have it as a b-side of "Pipes of Peace;" stalling outside of the top twenty; which is probably more accurate since if it did top the charts; it would have appeared on Pauls various "best-of" collections. Anyway it is a bit much to expect 100% accuracy for a text covering so much time and so many lives. This is a great reference work for anyone interested in what happened after 1969. Be prepared for four grown men engaging in a lot of mutual bickering and snide comments.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Definitely a good book for Beatles FanaticsBy Nalp99Ever since I purchased the Mark Lewisohn book chronicling the Beatles day-to-day experiences up through the late 1980s; Ive been looking for something that filled in on the more current activities. Still looking for greater details on what exactly went down between the survivors during their mid-90s recording sessions - this book teases out some of it; but Id love a more in-depth look at everything. Still; great read.
