Legendary Locals of Roswell
- ISBN-10
- 1467100145
- ISBN-13
- 9781467100144
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 127
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Authors
- John Lemay, Roger K. Burnett
Description
Roswell is perhaps most famous for its alleged intergalactic visitors that may or may not have crashed here via flying saucer in 1947. However, some very real famous people have traversed and lived in Roswell, including singer John Denver and actress Demi Moore. During the turbulent Wild West days, Roswell was the stomping grounds of cattle baron John Chisum, sheriff Pat Garrett, and even his arch-nemesis, Billy the Kid. Among others to call Roswell home were Robert H. Goddard, the father of modern rocketry; baseball player Joe Bauman, who hit 72 home runs in one season; pro-golfer Nancy Lopez; Western superstar Roy Rogers; rodeo champion Bob Crosby; and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach.
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