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Alias Frank Canton. By Robert K. DeArment. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996. x, 402 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-8061-2828-3.)
Frank Canton ("Joe" Horner), a western lawman, was not so well known as Wild Bill Hickok or Wyatt Earp. Originally from Texas, he became an enigmatic figure who led a double life as both gunslinger and lawman.
In 1892, while serving as sheriff, Canton played a key role in Wyoming's Johnson County War. In other range conflicts too, he generally sided with cattle barons. Best known as a "range...