| Description |
xviii, 428 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Oklahoma western biographies |
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Oklahoma western biographies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Mysterious Origins: Henry McCarty to William Bonney -- Entering Territorial New Mexico: Setting the Scene -- Negotiating Silver City and Arizona -- Entering Lincoln County: Setting the Scene -- Peopling the Battleground: The Dramatic Personae -- Billy Comes to Lincoln County -- A War Heats Up in New Battles -- The Five-Day Battle -- A New Kind of Journey -- Looking for a Path -- Days of Decline and Death -- Who and What Was Billy the Kid? -- The Rise of a Legendary Billy the Kid, 1880- -- Billys of Another Kind, 1926- -- The Rise of a Bifurcated Billy, 1960- -- Billy from 1995 to the Present -- Pondering the Life and Legends of Billy the Kid. |
| Summary |
"Biography of the notorious westerner William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, and evaluates more than a century of interpretations of him by biographers and historians, novelists, and film-makers"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Billy, the Kid.
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Outlaws -- Southwest, New -- Biography -- History and criticism.
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Billy, the Kid -- In literature.
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Legends -- Southwest, New.
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Southwest, New -- In popular culture.
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Southwest, New -- History -- 1848- -- Historiography.
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Lincoln County (N.M.) -- History -- 19th century -- Historiography.
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Billy, the Kid. (OCoLC)fst00035575
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Historiography. (OCoLC)fst00958221
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Legends. (OCoLC)fst00995592
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Literature. (OCoLC)fst00999953
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Outlaws -- Biography. (OCoLC)fst01049234
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New Mexico -- Lincoln County.
(OCoLC)fst01218749
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New Southwest. (OCoLC)fst01244556
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1800
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Life and legends of Billy the Kid |
| ISBN |
9780806166254 hardcover |
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0806166258 hardcover |
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