Complemented by rare images and period photographs, an evocative re-creation of the life of Billy the Kid journeys behind the sensationalized legend to reveal the real world of the celebrity outlaw, a young man who became one of the most enduring icons of the American West.
In a rousing tale that is partly truth, partly fiction, read the story that started its own wild frontier in the most influential version out there.
Traces the brief life of the western outlaw whose lifestyle reflected the violence prevalent on the American frontier
Traces the brief and violent life of the outlaw who gained notoriety throughout the West
Many years after the death of Billy the Kid, Deputy John William Poe, who was just outside the door when Sheriff Pat Garrett killed Billy, wrote out the whole story, which was published in a small edition.
Examines the career of the young outlaw whose life and death were an expression of the violence prevalent on the American frontier.
Heralded by Booklist as an enjoyable reexamination of a legendary piece of Americana, this book traces the life of the famous desperado and the controversy that still is debated today. Now in paperback!
" Sunstone's edition is a facsimile of the 1927 edition. Before that fateful night in 1881, there was not much in Pat Garrett's career to suggest he was headed for a place in the history books.
Dozens of illustrations enhance the text, illuminating the Kid’s career and notoriety. This collection shows that the life of William H. Bonney is not yet a closed book—far from it.
Within this edition is a collection of the author's previously publilshed writings pertaining to Billy the Kid's real and imaginary deeds.
The recollections gathered here are based on Meadows’s interviews with a reporter for the Alamogordo News, a partial transcript of his reminiscences given at the Lincoln State Monument, and a talk he gave by invitation in Roswell, New ...