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Nolan, Frederick W., 1931-2022

The West of Billy the Kid / by Frederick Nolan.

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©1998.

xviii, 350 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

"In The West of Billy the Kid, Frederick Nolan has assembled a comprehensive photo gallery of the life and times of Billy the Kid. In text and in more than 250 images - many of them published here for the first time - Nolan recreates the life Billy lived and the places and people he knew. This unique assemblage is complemented by maps and a full biography that incorporates Nolan's original research, adding fresh depth and detail to the Kid's story and the lives and backgrounds of those who witnessed the events of his life and death."--Jacket.

Billy, the Kid -- Pictorial works.

Outlaws -- Southwest, New -- Biography -- Pictorial works.

Frontier and pioneer life -- Southwest, New -- Pictorial works.

Southwest, New -- History -- 1848- -- Pictorial works.

Biographies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-337) and index.

The Kid from nowhere -- Wichita -- Silver City -- The Scotsman -- Arizona -- One of the boys -- Seven rivers -- Lincoln -- War to the knife ... -- ... And the knife to the hilt -- The gathering storm -- Catch as catch can -- The storm breaks -- Rustlers -- Bloody murder -- Going straight -- Outlaws -- Hunters and hunted -- Capture -- Trials -- Adios, boys! -- The men who made the myth.

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