All Honest Men: The Story of J. Willis Newton and America's Most Successful Outlaw Gang

by Claude Stanush, Michele Stanush

All Honest Men is based on the true-life story of J. Willis Newton, a feisty sharecropper’s son who fled the Texas cotton fields to become the leader of the most successful band of outlaws in American history. It is also a window into one of the country’s most pivotal eras, the early twentieth century—when the United States was passing from a primarily rural society into an industrialized and urban one, and the American Dream was changing from owning a patch of land to making “big money.”

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Debbie Ducroz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book. I had never heard of the Newton brothers. This novel definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. I couldn’t wait to find out what would happen next. I also enjoyed reading about the areas of Texas I have lived in wether those were truly places they had been or not.

[Grant Edens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best western I have ever read

Great characters, voice, and an AMAZING story

[G.R. Williamsom · Rating 1 out of 5]

A very big disappointment.

Billed as a historically accurate novel, it failed miserably. Real events and details were way off. And, then there was a hackneyed plot that was nothing but amateur.

Willis Newton was a fascinating outlaw that lived to be 90 years old - never to be repentant or ashamed of his criminal life. He died proud of what he had done.

If readers want to read the real story of Willis Newton, there are a few books that cover his life in accurate details.

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

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…like I was all leanin' back…whittlin' on a porch and just outa the hot summer sun…hearin' a tall Texas tale and sippin 90 proof from a jug…this biographical novel is one helluva page turnin' good time…
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[Fanny Kimble · Rating 2 out of 5]

didn't finish it in time before I returned it.