Bryan Burrough

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 3.

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

I’m signing off for now. If you need to reach me contact Penguin Press or the Wylie Agency.

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

Looking for reputable investigative help in São Paulo. Reach me via DM or [email protected].

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

@RobSame @RollingStone If so sorry I have no memory of this. I remember Croatians in 70s

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

@JohnRaymen12028 Doesn’t ring a bell John. There are so many it could be.

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

Happy to say Library Journal has named ‘The Gunfighters’ one of 2025’s best books.

[Rick Jervis @MrRJervis]

Rollicking good read dissecting Texas’s contribution to the American gunfighter ethos by venerable Austin author @BryanBurrough. Highly recommended. Catch Bryan @texasbookfest 3 pm Sun 11/9 at Texas Tent.

[Dallas Urban Henry @clevelandjabb]

@BryanBurrough
Love this book. I drove from Tyler through NW Rusk and Gregg Counties this morning.
Listening to The Big Rich on Audible for the 2nd time.
Thanks for sharing stories and the history of the Big Four in Texas!

[Whit Stillman @WhitStillman]

Gunfighters of the Old West #Thread based on @BryanBurrough's #TheGunfighters in which I plagiarise the caption writer

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

Leonardo DiCaprio says he read 'Days of Rage' by @BryanBurrough to prepare for 'One Battle After Another'

"[The book] gave me a sense of who this character, Bob, was."
https://t.co/3eJEouJxFA

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

@MarathalGM Thanks but don’t have one. Stopped following subject years ago.

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

@dawso007 Thanks for the inquiry but not something I follow.

[Nancy Rommelmann @NancyRomm]

A very great pleasure to have @BryanBurrough back on the pod to discuss his new book, THE GUNFIGHTERS: HOW TEXAS MADE THE WEST WILD, including the psychopathy of some he calls "the big 5." John Wesley Hardin as stone cold killer, anyone? https://t.co/EJSnZFEEx4

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

@brianneuls Appreciate it. No ties to family alas.

[Michael Quinn Sullivan 🇺🇸 @MQSullivan]

For Sunday's edition of REAL TEXANS, I visit with @BryanBurrough about his great new book, “Gunfighters: How Texans Made The West Wild.” Our discussion covers his career in financial journalism and the importance of looking at history with clarity.

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

Pleased to see The Gunfighters makes another fun list. https://t.co/B2X3h7ZIVh via @NYTimes

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

@bgreenberg @nytimesbooks @nytimes Thank you sir. Much appreciated.

[Bryan Burrough @BryanBurrough]

Feeling grateful for a very generous review of ‘Gunfighters’ in ⁦@nytimesbooks⁩.

https://t.co/LgIGHHFILb via @NYTimes

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

The Deadly Cost Of Honor In Texas | @BryanBurrough On The Wild West with @RyanHoliday

[penguinpress @penguinpress]

.@chicagotribune recommends your summer reading, including PAN by Michael Clune, Murderland by @carolinefraser, Mark Twain by Ron Chernow, and The Gunfighters by @BryanBurrough! https://t.co/MnjG1gmcHz

[Michael Quinn Sullivan 🇺🇸 @MQSullivan]

Whatever else you are reading, put @BryanBurrough'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 sub-title, “How Texas Made the West Wild,” seems like a flimsy assertion at first glance… But then the dots those post-Civil War gunfighters (through the end of the 19th Century) had to the Lone Star State start connecting.

Burrough’s writing style is engaging, filled with humorous asides that don’t get in the way of his exhaustively researched topic. “The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild” should be immediately on your summer reading list.