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Apr 3, 2014 · The legend of Billy the Kid resurfaced in November 2017, when a North Carolina lawyer revealed he had unwittingly purchased an old tintype that featured both the Wild West outlaw and his...
Jul 14, 2016 · 1. He was orphaned as a teen. Little is known about Billy the Kid’s early days, but he was most likely born Henry McCarty in the Irish slums of New York City sometime in late 1859. Raised...
Billy the Kid: From Outlaw to Legend. 12 min read. A- A+. Interest in the outlaw has grown recently with the discovery of the first authenticated photographs of Henry McCarty, who died at the age of 21 after a short, notorious life of gambling and gunfights. Mark Lee Gardner. Spring 2018. Volume. 63. Issue. 1.
