This edition is a facsimile of the 1927 text that Garrett wrote to counteract the negative image he gained after the shooting.
Now, many years after the famous deed, Garrett lives alone with his memories. Enter the man who wrote the dime novel that immortalized Billy and Garrett.
The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid is a biography of William H. Bonney a.k.a. Billy the Kid written by sheriff Pat Garrett of Lincoln County, New Mexico. Garrett shot and killed Bonney in 1881.
Written by Sheriff Pat Garrett, who knew Bonney personally, captured him, and, after the Kid's daring escape from jail, finally killed him.
" 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.