"This book is accurate, crisply written, as clear and astringent as the desert air."—The New York Times
"Tularosa's story is one of brave men as tough as the harsh land they settled, . . . (a) classic history."—American West
"This is fascinating reading in which the standard stuff of feuding in the old west . . . achieves an extraordinary fidelity and freshness."—Chicago Sunday Tribune
"Remarkable human dramas . . . are related with a remarkable combination of the regional historian's craft and the story-teller's art."—San Francisco Chronicle