Attention Serious Cowboy Action & Fast Draw Shooters, Old West Re-Enactors, Fans Of The Real Old West. . .
. . . Recently Discovered 303 Page Memoir That's Been Out-Of-Print, Lost And Forgotten Since 1952 . . .
. . . Takes You Back And Immerses You In The Man-On-Man Fast Draw Shootouts, Hard Ridin’ Outlaw Chases, And Lead Dodgin’ Narrow Escapes In The Life Of The Old West's Most Un-Famous, Famous Lawman
By A Genuine Old West Lawman
Reveals The Intriguing
--And At Times Disturbing--
Eye Opening True Story
Of What Really Went On
In The Wild West"
This Is The Real-Life, First-Hand, Factual Account Of What It Was Like To Live And Die In The Real Old West Told By A Gunfighter, That Carved The First Of 11 Notches On His Guns When At Just A Boy Of 16 Then He Went On To Be One Of The Youngest -If Not The Youngest- Deputy U.S. Marshal In Old West History.
a few magazines, but this one tops all the others."
- Franklin Foster. Warwick, R.I.
Old West’s most un-famous,
famous lawman.
Who was he?
His name was Frank Eaton and he was known simply as: "Pistol Pete"
But don't be suprised if you've never heard of 'em because you won’t find his name in any of today's western history encyclopedias or glorified in legend or song. But he was one of the most feared men of his time to ever buckle on a gun rig.
"Pistol Pete" got his nickname when he was 15 years old because a family friend said he could: "Shoot the head off a snake with either hand." And what makes his being such a dead shot really remarkable is he was born with a crossed left eye. But, he figured out a way to hit what he was aiming at without needing to sight down the barrel.
Then, "Pistol Pete's" west really gets wild.
"The Boy Who Packed The Truest and Fastest Guns In Indian Territory"
By the time he was 16, he'd mastered a thumbed, two-gun, high hip, cross-draw so lightening fast he gunned down a local bad hombre despite the troublemaker already having his Winchester:
rattler, my hand went to my hip."
forty-fives through his breast."
his gun under him."
He would go on to carve 11 notches on his guns.
At age 17 he got his commission as a Deputy U.S. Marshal becoming one of the youngest - if not the youngest - Deputy U.S. Marshal in Old West history.
"Pistol Pete" always lived the cowboy code of never going back on his word or backing down from a fight. And he would carry his pair of loaded Colt .45 Peacemakers right up until he died at age 97. Born in 1861, he died with his boots on the way a real Old West gunfighter should on Easter Sunday 1958. 2008 marks the 50th year of his passing.
He often said his best life insurance was:
| · | A dead shot at 15. |
| · | Puts the first of 11 notches on his guns at 16. |
| · | Gets his Deputy U.S. Marshall's commission at 17. |
| · | Lives to be 97 - - when other gunfighters were shot, hung, or otherwise met their demise in their 20's and 30's. |
Sadly, “Pistol Pete’s” name and memoir have fallen through the cracks of history and are in real danger of vanishing forever like an unmarked grave on the prairie.
But, I'm on a mission…a mission to keep "Pistol Pete's" name alive by bringing his fascinating---and at times disturbing---true life story to everyone who's passionate about the real Old West.
poster. It's me wearing my favorite
cowboy hat.
Howdy,
My name is Jim Huebner.
I’m a city slicker living in Sarasota Florida.
But I’m a cowboy at heart.
I especially love - -no make that - - am crazy about - - the Old West as it really was.
I got hooked when I was just a young whipper-snapper. And ever since I’ve read every real Old West book and magazine I could get my hands on. Some were stinkers, most have been decent. But, they all were ABOUT the Old West
None of them gave me the feeling of being IN the real Old West.
Well, that all changed when I stumbled across "Pistol Pete's" memoir stashed in an old trunk hidden away in an abandoned barn.
I Needed To Wash Off The Trail Dust
It's just the way I told it to her -it's all-true and
I'll back her with both guns."
| · | The riveting account of his relentless tracking down and score-settling revenge on each of the six men he witnessed murder his father in cold-blood: |
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The method he used to instantly size up a dangerous opponent and the location to gain every advantage before getting into a deadly shoot-out:
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His against all odds survival of "A Hell Of A Fix"shotgun/rifle battle with a band of renegade Cheyenne braves:
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one of ‘em shot my horse between the eyes
and was coming to get my scalp."
| · | Where to tie a horse so it won’t get hit by a stray bullet in case there’s a gunfight. |
| · | When driving cattle, the best time of day to cross water. |
| · | How to turn a stampeding herd while having "The BeJesus scared out of ya" |
| · | The cowboy’s call for help and the term that once said - - meant instant death. |
| · | How to find signs of Indians. |
| · | What never to do around the campfire at night in hostile Indian Territory. |
| · | How to follow an outlaw’s trail at night. |
- John “SixGunner” Taffin
Author: “Action Shooting: Cowboy Style”
“Single Action Six-guns”
Now You Too Can Saddle Up and Ride With "Pistol Pete"
and soak in what the real Old West was truly all about by clicking the order
button below. It’s just $27.77. Ordering right now gets you Priority Mail
shipping at no extra charge. This is normally $5.45- - but by clicking the order button below or the one at the end of the page, I’ll pay the $5.45 for you.
it's a good deal on a good book."
Surly Dave, Savannah River Rangers
pay for the $5.45 Priority Mail shipping. So why am I doing it?
Straight Shootin', No Questions, 30 Day Money Back Promise
I can’t shake your hand over the Internet, but I can look you in the eye and give you my word: “Take 30 days to look the book over. If you decide for any reason (or no reason at all) you don’t want to keep it, send me an email at Fair enough? |
As “Pistol Pete” would say: “Much obliged and so long partner.”
remembered.
keeping it as part of my book collection.
- Maria Magavero, Medford, MA
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Jim Huebner4224 Center Gate Ln.
Sarasota, FL 34233
941/376-1595
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