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The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid (Dodo Press)
Patrick Pat Floyd Garrett (1850-1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender, and customs agent who was best known for killing Billy the Kid (1859-1881). In 1878, Garrett moved to New Mexico and briefly found work as a cowpuncher before quitting to open his own saloon. In 1880, the county appointed him the sheriff of Lincoln County. He was charged with tracking down an...more
Paperback, 124 pages
Published
October 24th 2008
by Dodo Press
(first published 1882)
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I bought this book on a recent trip to New Mexico. After visiting many areas where Billy the Kid lived, I was more curious about his life. The book was very interesting, written in 1880 by Sheriff Garrett who chased him down and eventually shot him. Great history lesson :)
Valuable as an original source document, written by the man who tracked and eventually killed Billy the Kid. It's not much more than that, though.
Narration must be dull. It seemed matter-of-fact as I read it, but now that I think about it, most of the material is about "good" Indians, cheating gamblers, and clifftop chases. How could the Wild West be so traumatic and yet so colorless?
Accidentally deleted it from my media player. I don't plan to reload it.
Accidentally deleted it from my media player. I don't plan to reload it.
I was eager to read this book because I knew of it but heard it was out of print. I found a copy in Viginia City, NV and despite it being not completely accurate it was a redition of history from Pat Garrett's account.
I prefer the movie _Young Guns_.
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