In Bad Girls: Outlaw Women of the American West, author and historian Michael Rutter profiles 21 pistol-packin' women. Drawing on both fact and folklore, the book brings these figures to life by exploring their motives, hopes, and dreams. You'll meet infamous characters like Kate Bender, who brutally murdered as many as thirty people. Rutter also works to dispel many of the myths about these outlaws, proving that sometimes truth is stronger than fiction.

• Author: Michael Rutter

• Details: Profiles 21 outlaw women, covers fact and folklore

• Subject: True crime, American West history