Both biography and travelogue, Outlaws takes us across America in search of the real story behind the legend of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Butch Cassidy, a gentleman outlaw, and the Sundance Kid, a young man with a talent for killing with the first shot, were legendary figures even in their own lifetimes. To millions of movie-goers, they still represent the ultimate cowboys. But like most legends, their lives are shrouded in myth. One hundred years after Butch and Sundance robbed their way West into folklore, journalist Eamonn O'Neill takes us on a memorable journey across America in search of the truth about their lives and their legacy. Part biography, part travelogue, Outlaws tells us as much about the present as it does about the past, leaving us to wonder if our country today is really so different from the mythical era of the Wild West. -- amazon.com
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