I was super excited to read this book, however, that excitement quickly faded and was replaced by puzzlement.

Each chapter gave a paragraph of what the terror was going to be, then the author would dive right into the story. I would really get into the story, it was abruptly ended and onto the next.

The only stories that were half ways decent was when the author talked about the Mormons and Teddy Roosevelt.

This is not a great book, there needs to be a lot of editing done to make this presentable.

However, with all of that being said, I did learn some new things and I appreciated the author including pictures to go with the stories.

An interesting topic underserved. Grammar errors, date inconsitencies (Josepeh Smith is noted as beign born in 1905, a century after his actual birth) and an indifferent layout take away from the tragedies retold.

Frontier Terror Murder, Lynching, and Vigilantes in the Old West by Michael Rutter was received directly from the publisher and I chose to review it. I had never read this author's books before and I did not know quite what to expect. What I got was a concise breakdown of some real Wild West events, their cause and the aftermath. If you, or someone you buy gifts for is interested in the American West in the 19th century, give this book a read.

4 Stars