High Noon in Lincoln: Violence on the Western Frontier Book

Good balanced history of a frontier conflict. The subject is interesting as I never knew much about the Lincoln County War expect that Billy the Kid was involved. The book moves along nicely and is short. The writing is readable and even compelling at times, no easy feat when discussing what was ultimately matter. No repetition here thankfully. The account is balanced and shows that both sides were really lawless and basically terrorized innocents over the conflict…both sides committed wrongs and end up not looking good to history. In short, it was a typical frontier conflict…one side bought up the law and abused it for personal profit, someone else objected, formed a vigilante group to wrest control…the corrupt side brought in its own forces and the fun escalated…neither side ends off well. This book met my expectations.

So, I give this book a 4. I learned something about a conflict I knew little about and the writing was readable and balanced.