Robert LeRoy Parker, a poor Mormon boy from Circleville, Utah, learns to rope and shoot from a charismatic cowboy-rustler named Mike Cassidy—and takes his name. As bad luck and corrupt lawmen push him outside the law, Butch Cassidy becomes the West's most famous outlaw, robbing banks and trains from Telluride to Wyoming while never killing a man in cold blood. Loyal, generous, and clever, he assembles the Wild Bunch, romances Mary Boyd, and finally flees to Argentina and Bolivia, chasing peace that always eludes him. The complete life story of America's most famous and most likable outlaw, from Utah farm boy to South American exile By Lee Nelson, beloved author of the Storm Testament series—readers say they can't put his books down A Robin Hood of the West: an outlaw who robbed banks but never killed in cold blood and gave to the poor Packed with real historical robberies, chases, and the legendary Wild Bunch “"If you got a fast horse and a good saddle, and know how to use a rope and gun, you'll never have to work for anybody as long as you live."”Perfect for a reader who loves Western outlaw adventure and frontier history, especially fans of Louis L'Amour or historical fiction about real figures like Butch Cassidy.
