Praise for Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta "Boessenecker ably exposes the enormous gap between the myth of Murrieta and the man. A larger-than-life figure."--The New York Times Book Review "Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta. offers readers a detailed treatment of the bloody Gold Rush California milieu in which Murrieta moved."--Wall Street Journal "Boessenecker is an ace historian."--Frontier Partisans "With deep research and never-before-told stories, the book transports readers back to the Gold Rush era and explores Murrieta's bloody career and legacy."--CaravanNews "Detailed, compelling, and dotted with historic photos, paintings, and etchings, this book will be of interest to history buffs and Wild West aficionados."--New Times "Deeply researched.

"--BookBub "John [Boessenecker] has written a page-turner, destined to be an instant classic. [Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta] is immensely readable, and will be the standard source on its subject referred to by all other scholars for years to come."--Brian Dervin Dillon, The Branding Iron "An instant classic. John Boessenecker provides the definitive story of Joaquin Murrieta, with a treasury of rare photos, valuable sources and stories one never expected to find."--Santa Cruz Sentinel "With the precision of a historian and the instincts of a former lawman, Boessenecker peels back the layers of myth surrounding Murrieta."--Santa Rosa Press-Democrat "Boessenecker is by far the most talented author writing about gunfighters today."--Bryan Burrough.