Riding the Outlaw Trail by Simon Casson

Riding the Outlaw Trail by Simon Casson

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - the last of the legendary outlaws, were captured on daguerreotype, romanced in fiction, and immortalised on film by Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Simon Casson sets out on horseback to retrace the real life footsteps of his boyhood heroes covering 2,000 miles of America's toughest and most treacherous terrain. Steeped in the lore of the Old West but lacking desert and mountain survival skills, Simon recruits ex-marine commando Richard Adamson. Together they grapple with hostile landscape, climatic extremes, vital supply shortages, and bigtime personality clashes. Battling from one outlaw hideout to another, following trails sometimes only accessible by horseback, they are constantly taxed to the limit. In this dramatic account of their adventure Simon and Richard also bring vividly to life the exciting and violent lives of the Wild Bunch 100 years ago, and give us a heart-warming picture of the rancher families who live and work this demanding land today.

'An adventure that suggests there's still plenty of 'wild' left in the WestIt's exciting, uncomfortable and unpredictable.' Wanderlust 'The account of duplicating Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid makes a bumptious and entertaining adventure story. Not Paul Newman and Robert Redford but wonderful chroniclers of the sights, sounds and feelings of that grand, harsh country.' Time Magazine Absolutely gripping. The Daily Mail A cracking read, packed full of adventure and drama. Wanderlust A great adventure story - full of intrigue. Horse Magazine An adrenaline-buzzed read. The Good Book Guide

Western historian and troubleshooter Simon Casson, billed locally as 'the Sussex Indiana Jones', organises and accomplishes adventurous expeditions. Possibly no-one since the original bandit riders themselves has ridden and explored the outlaw trails and hideouts of America's Old Wild West as extensively as he has. He is now a founding partner in a unique travel business based on his specialisation. Richard Adamson had a long, successful career in the Royal Marines, much of it as a Marine Commando - latterly in a senior training role. He then owned and operated a centre for leadership, adventure and survival training. Currently he uses his great experience in security, logistics and disaster management freelancing overseas for a leading security company.

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ISBN 13	9781903070222
ISBN 10	1903070228
Title	Riding the Outlaw Trail
Author	Simon Casson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Eye Books
Year published	2003-12-19
Number of pages	305
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