(but virtually unknown today) gunslingers and lawmen
is the Old West's version of "Reality TV"
immerses you in what REALLY went on in the 1870's Wild West:
Hell-Bent-For-Leather Outlaw Chases,
And Lead Dodgin’ Narrow Escapes
This is not an old west
wanted poster. It's me
wearing my favorite
cowboy hat
Howdy.
My name is Jim Huebner.
I’m a city slicker living in Ft. Lauderdale Florida.
But I’m a cowboy at heart.
And I'm crazy about the Old West as it really was.
In particular, the gunfighters fascinate me.
And maybe like me, you’ve read lots of material written ABOUT the real Old West.
But, none of it gave you the feeling of actually being IN the real Old West.
Well that changed for me when a bizarre series of events ( I dang near died) led me to stumble across this long forgotten, extremely rare, memoir that reveals the brutally honest details of what it was like to live - - and die - - in the real, raw, Wild West of the 1870's.
Billy the Kid for example was gunned down at age 21.
There are many more nitty-gritty details ahead.
But first . . .
. . . I want to make it crystal clear exactly what these details are all about.
This is NOT the Hollywood or TV mythical version of the Old West where a guy wearing a mask firing silver bullets shoots the guns out of the bad guys hands.
Or the singing cowboy with the white hat rescues the schoolmarm.
No sir!
Instead, this IS a real Old West gunfighter holding nothing back - -using at times what would be considered today to be “politically incorrect” language - -to tell the eye opening true story of real Old West gunfighters, lawmen and outlaws.
OK, if the above didn’t buck you off and you're still with me- -then here’s the fascinating story of: tough-as-nails law dawg, cattlemen's association hired gunslinger, and fearless “Injun’” fighter- -
The Old West's Most Un-Famous, Famous
Gunfighter & Lawman
Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton
The Old West’s most
Un-Famous, Famous
gunfighter & lawman
Un-Famous: Don't be surprised if you never heard of him because you won't find this grass roots gunfighter in any of today's western history encyclopedias, studies devoted to the Old West or in TV documentaries.
Famous: But make no mistake about it . . . he was one of the most feared gunslingers of his time with 11 notches on the grips of his Colt .45 Peacemaker's he buckled on for the first time in 1870 when only a boy of 15.
And he had no fear or hesitation of getting up close and personal with his six-guns getting his baptism in blood just a year later at age 16
From that moment on “Pistol Pete’s” future as a gunfighter was sealed.
| A dead shot - - despite having a challenging birth defect. |
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Perfects a special draw technique so lightning quick it earns him the reputation as: "The boy that packed the truest and fastest guns in Indian Territory."
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| Becomes one of the youngest - if not the youngest Deputy U.S. Marshal in Old West history.
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If you’d like to skip down the page to the rest of fascinating details of “Pistol Pete’s” spellbinding life then - - >click here.
Or give me just 1 minute 53 seconds (yes, I timed it) and I’ll tell you the really bizarre series of events that lead to my accidentally finding “Pistol Pete’s” memoir in the first place.
Finding “Pistol Pete’s” Memoir
It all started while I was spending the weekend at a working cattle ranch in the center of the state in an area the locals call “Yeehaw Junction” living a dream of mine of doing real “cowboyin’." (I got to wear the cowboy hat I have on in my photo)
There was an old barn on the ranch that had been there since the early 1900’s. But, it’d been abandoned for many years.
It was going to be torn down and I wanted to see the old place before it was demolished. One of the ranch hands - - “Skeeter” is his name - - said he knew a shortcut and he’d take me over to the old place.
“Skeeter” ” worked cattle using a special cow whip he always carried wound around his shoulder or hooked to his belt just like the old timey Florida cowboys that were called “cow hunters.”
What makes the cow whip special is its short length- - only 10-12 feet - - compared to the 14 to 16 feet “Indiana Jones” style bull whip. This shorter length gives the cow whip more swing room for its backlash in Florida’s thick vegetation.
And the distinctive “crack” of the shorter cow whip is the reason the first white Florida settler’s came to be known as “Crackers.”
The old barn was surprisingly dark and cool inside. “Ahh” what a relief it was to get out of the blast furnace heat of that summers day.
A hole in the roof let in enough light that I could make out a big, very old stagecoach trunk with leather hinges and tarnished brass fittings under a pile of broken roofing material..
Curiosity got the best of me and I started clearing away the roof's rotted wood.
But “Skeeter” and I weren’t the only ones glad to be in the dark and cool of the barn.
So were two rattlesnakes that were hidden under the wood.
They were pissed.
They were coiled.
They were ready to strike . . .
. . . and my legs were as close to ‘em as your face is to your computer screen.
The voice in my head was screaming “SNAKES!!!”
Before I could even think to move, I heard the "crack, crack" of "Skeeter's" cow whip as it cut through the air to take the head off of each snake cleaner than a skilled surgeon using the sharpest German steel scalpel.
Thanks to Mark Kenderdine for this photo
I stood speechless, the little hairs on the back of my neck standing straight up, my eyes the size of dinner plates.
There’s no doubt in my mind that if even one of the rattlers had bitten me . . . I’d been a dead man.
But, this close call with these deadly snakes wasn't the most amazing thing that happened that day.
Finding "Pistol Pete's" memoir inside the old stagecoach trunk was.
That was one helluva day I'll never forget!
But, this is not the end of the story.
It’s just the beginning . . .
It's just the way I told it to her -it's all-true and
I'll back her with both guns."
To give you an idea of what I'm talking about - -here are just 4 examples of the priceless nuggets I found that could only be told by the person with the dusty boots that lived it. . . “Pistol Pete:”
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The riveting account of his gunning down of one of the six men he witnessed murder his father in cold-blood: |
you son-of-a-bitch."
with a forty-five clear through him.
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In the chapter titled Holy Mother, Pray For Us is the chilling description of his against all odds survival of "A Hell Of A Fix" shotgun/rifle battle when a band of renegade Cheyenne braves: "Came charging like a bunch of mad bulls, one of ‘em shot my horse between the eyes and was coming to get my scalp." "A fellow only has one time to die, and it looked like my time had come." |
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“Pistol Pete” served as a Deputy US Marshal under Judge Isaac C. Parker outta Fort Smith Arkansas. Parker was known as “The Hanging Judge” because he sentenced 160 criminals (156 men and 4 women) "To hang by the neck until you are dead, dead, dead!"
But the cost for these hangings in lawmen’s lives was high. More than 100 deputy marshals died at the hands of the outlaws during this time known as: "Hell on the Border." In 1872 “Pistol Pete” entered this cauldron where sudden death was a routine occurrence when he was age 17 making him one of the youngest - - if not the youngest - - Deputy U.S. Marshal in Old West history. His territory extended from south Kansas through the Oklahoma Indian Territory to north Texas. This was a no-mans land where the real desperados, cattle thieves, horse thieves, whiskey peddlers and gunmen on both sides of the law were. “Upholdin' the law was dangerous
business in those days.” 
So dangerous "Pistol Pete" was forced at times to be judge, jury and executioner. Bringing back the owlhoot's boots, gun or even an ear as proof of having:
“Done my duty.”
The first row left to right are noted Deputy Marshals: Heck Bruner, Bud Ledbetter, Grant Johnson, Heck Thomas and Bill Tilghman. |
“He didn’t wear the guns and holsters like some guys wear a suit and shiny shoes to church on Sunday. 'Pistol Pete' wore the weapons as if it was part of his daily attire. He didn’t have to adjust either the belt or the holsters. They had a permanent place on his hip, and it looked as if it just migrated there naturally. It was part of him.”
“He neither played the guitar nor sang hard-luck love songs. He was a lawman and an avenger.”
He carefully took it apart and painstakingly recreated each page, all 303 of ‘em, back to original as possible. He also refurbished the 8 pages of historic photos. This whole process took him a total of 71 hours.
. . . to keep "Pistol Pete's" name and fascinating true life story alive.
- Frank J. Willoz, Jr.
Bay St. Louis, MS
- Franklin Foster. Warwick, R.I.
- Rusty Mathis, alias: Meriwether “Meri” Runningbear
Beaumont, TX
- Mike Smith
Berwick. LA
. . . I’m not pricing this special edition at $150.00 to $200.00.
Or even $50.00.
But, when you hit the “Buy Now” button below, you’ll be surprised to see you can lasso you own personal copy of this rare treasure for just $27.77. That's a drop dead bargain.
it's a good deal on a good book."
- Surly Dave, Savannah River Rangers
And that's not all.
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I can’t shake your hand over the Internet, but I can look you in the eye and give you this straight shootin’ promise: Look the book over without risking a dime because if you decide for any reason (or no reason at all) you don’t want to keep it, then I insist you email me at jimhuebner@comcast.net. Or call my cell phone (it's always on) 941/376-1595 for a complete and immediate refund. You won't be asked any questions or to explain yourself. Just saying you’re sending it back is all it takes. I don’t care if you’ve had it for a month, a year, 10 years. . . whenever!! If you want - -put it in your dang will and pass it along to your heirs. If they don’t want to keep it - - they can send it back and I’ll refund the $27.77 pronto the very same day I get the book back here in Ft.Lauderdale. Now I ask you: What could possibly be more "Cowboy Way" to you than this?
You Are NOT Getting Your Book Back
"A note to let you know that you are NOT getting your book back. An excellent book. What a terrific find."
- Kim D. Hammond, alias: Zeb Kingsford,
Keeping As Part Of My Book Collection
I’m having a delightful time reading Pete’s adventures and plan onkeeping it as part of my book collection. - Maria Magavero, Medford, MA
As “Pistol Pete” would say: “Much obliged and so long pardner.” |
- John “SixGunner” Taffin
Best Selling Author: “Action Shooting: Cowboy Style”
“Single Action Six-guns”
PPS. As I said - - by helping me save this important part of real Old West history - -I’ll return the favor and pay the 5.60 Priority Mail shipping for you.
- Robert Scarborough, Conway, SC
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And, with your guarantee that never expires . . . you can’t lose.
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- Johnny Shiloh, Firelands Peacemakers
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