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November 27, 1880. A posse tracks the Kid and his gang back to a ranch between Vegas and White Oaks where a gun battle breaks out. A popular White Oaks blacksmith, Jim Carlyle, is shot while ...
Apr 19, 2023 · Billy the Kid was a notorious criminal in the Wild West. His story became legendary, and his death created more myths than reality. Billy the Kid was orphaned at the age of 15. His first arrest was for stealing food at the age of 16 in 1875. Ten days later, he robbed a Chinese laundry and was arrested again but escaped shortly afterward.
Feb 2, 2023 · He was 57. There are plenty of conspiracy theories about Garrett's assassination. Some argue his book about Billy Bonney is the only reason why The Kid is remembered today. But surely even the man who shot charming, murderous Billy the Kid deserved a better end than a bullet while watering the desert. Pat Garrett was a buffalo hunter, a cowboy ...
Oct 11, 2015 · When three of her books about Bonney arrived in the mail a few days later, I knew why. They ranged in length from nearly 600 pages (Billy the Kid’s Writings, Words & Wit) to more than a thousand (Cracking the Billy the Kid Case Hoax). When I called back a few weeks later to see about possibly scheduling a visit, she seemed wary of my ...
Mar 30, 2017 · History tells us that the outlaw known as Billy the Kid (aka Henry McCarty, aka William Bonney) was gunned down—at the ripe old age of 21—by Sheriff Pat Garrett on July 14, 1881, in Fort ...
Oct 10, 2023 · He went by many names: Henry McCarty, William Henry Bonney (William H. Bonney), Oliver P. Roberts (Ollie) and, most notably, Billy the Kid. The infamous Old West outlaw was first arrested when he ...
Jan 18, 2023 · Henry – known as Kid Antrim, or just the ‘Kid’, and also William H Bonney – was now a murderer. Facing prison, he fled the territory (making sure to return the prize horse first) and headed back to New Mexico, where he joined a gang of violent rustlers called the Boys, led by outlaw Jesse Evans.
