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Author | : David G. Thomas |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2017-01-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781542404723 |
"Quien es?" The answer to this incautious question - "Who is it?" - was a bullet to the heart. That bullet -- fired by Lincoln County Sheriff Patrick F. Garrett from a .40-44 caliber single action Colt pistol -- ended the life of Billy the Kid, real name William Henry McCarty. But death - ordinarily so final - only fueled the public's fascination with Billy the Kid. What events led to Billy's killing? Was it inevitable? Was a woman involved? If so, who was she? Why has Billy's gravestone become the most famous - and most visited - Western death marker? Is Billy really buried in his grave? Is the grave in the right location? Is it true that Pat Garrett's first wife is buried in the same cemetery? Is Billy's girlfriend buried there also? The Fort Sumner cemetery where Billy's grave is located was once plowed for cultivation. Why? What town, seeking a profitable tourist attraction, tried to move Billy's body, using a phony relative to justify the action? These questions -- and many others - are answered in this book. Over 60 photos, including many historical photos never previously published.
Author | : W.C. Jameson |
Publisher | : Taylor Trade Publications |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2008-08-07 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1589794036 |
Did Pat Garrett kill the wrong man in 1881 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, or did the outlaw known as Billy the Kid live on as William Henry Roberts until 1948? W.C. Jameson analyzes the evidence, including use of new technology to produce a compelling case for Billy's survival. 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!
Author | : Pat Floyd Garrett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1882 |
Genre | : Crime |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Walter Noble Burns |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Criminals |
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Author | : John William Poe |
Publisher | : Sunstone Press |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
ISBN | : 0865345325 |
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. While certain statements made in the book by Poe are controversial, his account is a valuable document for anyone interested in Billy the Kid.
Author | : Edward Morgan Forster |
Publisher | : Ultramarine Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 1971-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780893661854 |
Author | : David G. Thomas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2017-01-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781952580000 |
The answer to this incautious question - "Who is it?" - was a bullet to the heart.That bullet - fired by Lincoln County Sheriff Patrick F. Garrett from a .40-44 caliber single action Colt pistol - ended the life of Billy the Kid, real name William Henry McCarty.But death - ordinarily so final - only fueled the public's fascination with Billy the Kid.What events led to Billy's killing?Was it inevitable?Was a woman involved? If so, who was she?Why has Billy's gravestone become the most famous - and most visited - Western death marker?Is Billy really buried in his grave?Is the grave in the right location?Is it true that Pat Garrett's first wife is buried in the same cemetery?Is Billy's girlfriend buried there also?The Fort Sumner cemetery where Billy's grave is located was once plowed for cultivation. Why?What town, seeking a profitable tourist attraction, tried to move Billy's body, using a phony relative to justify the action?These questions - and many others - are answered in this book.To supplement this history are 65 photos and illustrations. These include photos of the different memorials that have marked Billy's grave over the years, including a photo of Billy's previously unknown second grave marker; pictures of the men - friends of Billy - who re-located the grave in 1931; pictures of Billy's most likely girlfriend, Paulita Maxwell, and her parents; and a historic 1906 Fort Sumner cemetery map showing the location of Billy's grave.
Author | : Rick Geary |
Publisher | : NBM |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2018-03-01 |
Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | : 1681121360 |
One of the great folk legends of the Wild West, William H. Bonney went from cowboy and rancher's gunslinger to a pure outlaw, forever dodging justice in New Mexico before it was even a state. On the one hand, he was charming, fun-loving, often present at social events, quite appealing to the ladies. Also conversant in Spanish, "Billito" was popular with the Spanish speaking crowd. On the other hand, he had no compunction to coldly kill a man, a sheriff, a deputy—anyone who got in the way of his rustling cattle or horses for an illicit living. He also proved hard to keep in jail once he was caught. It is probably his daring escapes from jails that made him most famous, and this is the main subject of this biography, which traces his story up through his death by a gunshot in the pitch darkness, fired by lawmen obsessed with getting rid of him.
Author | : Charles A. Siringo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Crime |
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Author | : Michael Wallis |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2008-03-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780393075434 |
"This might be the best Billy the Kid book to date." —Fritz Thompson, Albuquerque Journal In this revisionist biography, award-winning historian Michael Wallis re-creates the rich anecdotal saga of Billy the Kid (1859–1881), a young man who became a legend in his time and remains an enigma to this day. In an extraordinary evocation of the legendary Old West, Wallis demonstrates why the Kid has remained one of our most popular folk heroes. Filled with dozens of rare images and period photographs, Billy the Kid separates myth from reality and presents an unforgettable portrait of this brief and violent life.