Oh What a Slaughter! : Massacres in the American West: 1846–1890
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| Author | Larry McMurtry |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | non fiction |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Publication place | USA |
Oh What a Slaughter! : Massacres in the American West: 1846–1890 is a 2006 book by Larry McMurtry.[1] He later wrote "I became interested in hundred-victim massacres in the Old West and produced a study of them."[2]
Reception
[edit]The Detroit Free Press called it "a rickety book, tacked and taped together from earlier, mostly secondary sources."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Review of book at Publishers Weekly
- ^ McMurtry, Larry (2009). Literary Life: A Second Memoir. p. 148.
- ^ "Trail of blood leads nowhere". Detroit Free Press. 29 January 2006. p. 67.