"John Wilson has done a marvelous job of editing these unique recollections. Pat Garret and Billy the Kid is history at its best and history as we wish it could always be. . . a vivid, tragic tale, full of the drama and color of the Wild West, a must read for any love of this era in America's history."—The Advocate, TX
"Wilson now presents a most important and interesting reminiscence of one of the lesser-known individuals of the late 19th century New Mexico history: John P. Meadows."—Western Oultaw-Lawman History Association
"Anyone who likes reading authentic histories of New Mexico's frontier days will welcome this book containing reminiscences of John P. Meadows. . . . Editor Wilson puts Meadows's stories in historical context with an excellent introduction and epilogue."—New Mexico Magazine
"(Meadows) story is a fascinating and easy-to-read narrativeof life in the rugged frontier, which was wild and woolly even when Garrett and the Kid weren't around."—Southwest BookViews
