Gold Dust And Gun Smoke is my favorite book. The author was a regular on "Wild West Tech" where previously unknown Ca. gunfights were finally brought to light. I've visited many places described in these books, before and after I read it. In 1866 a posse member killed three stage robbers with four shots from a Henry rifle up by Nevada City. I packed a lunch and a Colt and hiked to the exact revine where he surprised the three hiding out and they went for their sixguns. Highway 49 goes right through many of these violent old bloodsoaked towns.