
Bryan Burrough
@bryanburrough
Author, Public Enemies, Big Rich. Co-author Barbarians at the Gate, Forget the Alamo. New book, The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild, out June 2025.
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Our May cover story features an excerpt from author Bryan Burrough's latest book "The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild." The book explores the Texans who left an enduring mark on the gunfighter era, and how the frontier was a darker place because of it. Read more:


Could any writer alive bring back the Old West era of gunfighters more vividly than Bryan Burrough? Don Van Natta Jr. & ✏️Jacob Feldman fell hard for this fantastic excerpt of his forthcoming book, The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild. texasmonthly.com/being-texan/gu…

Pleasantly stunned a book about Old West gunfighters warrants mention in New York Times Books as one they’re looking forward to this summer. nytimes.com/2025/05/09/boo… via @NYTimes

Thanks to Dallas Morning News for a generous interview focused on ‘The Gunfighters.’ Out in 2 weeks! dallasnews.com/arts-entertain…


Nonfiction to look out for this summer including MURDERLAND (Caroline Fraser, June 10), BADDEST MAN (Mark Kriegel, June 3), and THE GUNFIGHTERS (Bryan Burrough, June 3). The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/05/22/boo…

#OTD in 1934, police officers from TX and LA ambushed notorious criminals #BonnieandClyde in their vehicle along the highway near Sailes, LA, killing the two. Learn more from The New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow and author Bryan Burrough: c-span.org/classroom/docu…. #USHistory #SSChat


This is the cover of The Wall Street Journal Summer Books section. That clunk you hear is my jaw hitting the floor.


Of all the American archetypes, the Old West Gunfighter looms large in history and culture both here and around the world. My talk with author Bryan Burrough on his rowdy, rollicking, & rip-snorting new book "The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild." houstonpress.com/arts/things-to…

Good listen: #AngryPlanet Angry Planet [PODCAST] America’s Favorite Gunfighters and the Birth of the Old West (subscriber episode) with Bryan Burrough open.substack.com/pub/angryplane… Image generated by Wes Fryer via ChatGPT 4o for iOS
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Image generated by Wes Fryer via ChatGPT 4o for iOS Good listen: #AngryPlanet <a href="/angryplanetpod/">Angry Planet</a> [PODCAST] America’s Favorite Gunfighters and the Birth of the Old West (subscriber episode) with <a href="/BryanBurrough/">Bryan Burrough</a>
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Feeling grateful for a very generous review of ‘Gunfighters’ in New York Times Books. nytimes.com/2025/05/31/boo… via @NYTimes

Happy Pub Day to The Gunfighters by Bryan Burrough! This epic look at the time and place that spawned America’s most legendary gunfighters is available now wherever books are sold. Get your copy: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611388/t…


Whatever else you are reading, put Bryan Burrough's “The Gunfighters” at the top of your list to read next. Whether you are drawn to the Old West, to gunfighters, or just well-written non-fiction, “The Gunfighters” deserves your time… and will then grab hold of it. The


.Chicago Tribune recommends your summer reading, including PAN by Michael Clune, Murderland by Caroline Fraser, Mark Twain by Ron Chernow, and The Gunfighters by Bryan Burrough! chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/sum…

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