# Killing Mister Watson

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- Book: [Killing Mister Watson](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-matthiessen/killing-mister-watson) ([Killing Mister Watson.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-matthiessen/killing-mister-watson.md))
- Authors: [Peter Matthiessen](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-matthiessen)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-06-7973-405-5
- Pages: 384
- Published: 1991-07-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Drawn from fragments of historical fact, Matthiessen's masterpiece brilliantly depicts the fortunes and misfortunes of Edgar J. Watson, a real-life entrepreneur and outlaw who appeared in the lawless Florida...