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Billy the Kid : A Short and Violent Life by Robert Marshall Utley 1989 HC DJ

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ISBN
9780803245532
Publication Year
1989
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
Billy the Kid : a Short and Violent Life
Author
Robert Marshall Utley
Item Length
9in
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
General, Criminals & Outlaws
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
21.1 Oz
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Robert M. Utley does what countless books, movies, television shows, musical compositions, and paintings have failed to do: he successfully strips off the veneer of legendry to expose the reality of Billy the Kid. Using previously untapped sources, he presents an engrossing story--the most complete and accurate ever--of a youthful hoodlum and sometime killer who found his calling in New Mexico's bloody power struggle known as the Lincoln County War. In unmasking the legend Utley also tells us much about our heritage of frontier vigilantism and violence.

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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
080324553x
ISBN-13
9780803245532
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038837958

Product Key Features

Book Title
Billy the Kid : a Short and Violent Life
Author
Robert Marshall Utley
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Criminals & Outlaws
Publication Year
1989
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
352 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
21.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
F786.B54u87 1989
Reviews
"It's certain to remain the authoritative biography that at last makes the Kid's life whole and understandable."-- San Francisco Chronicle, "A gripping, compelling yarn you can't afford to miss. This is the western book of the year--any year."-- Books of the Southwest, "Utley deftly slices away the veneer of legend to reveal the flesh-and-blood young man a tragic figure who was neither a mythical hero nor a ruthless killer, but a rather ordinary outlaw whose career did not live up to his reputation."-Michael Wallis, True West, "Historian Robert M. Utley has provided us with the best portrait to date of the real Kid, from his shrouded origins in New York City to the escalating criminal career that ended only when lawman Pat Garrett surprised him with a bullet. . . . Utley's [book] is valuable both for its careful separation of fact from fiction . . . and for its thoughtful treatment of the Kid as an American frontier symbol."-- Washington Post, "Noteworthy for its massive research, exciting reconstruction of several gun battles, and Utley's refusal to be suckered into the Kid-as-Hero myth."-- Kirkus Reviews, "Utley deftly slices away the veneer of legend to reveal the flesh-and-blood young man a tragic figure who was neither a mythical hero nor a ruthless killer, but a rather ordinary outlaw whose career did not live up to his reputation."--Michael Wallis, True West, "An excellent book. Cool scholarship reveals a factual Billy much scarier than the one of the legend."--Ian Frazier, author of The Great Plains
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
89-030022
Dewey Decimal
364.1/552/0924 B
Dewey Edition
92
Illustrated
Yes

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  • HEAVY- REALLY HEAVY READING FUEL

    If One is a True Lover of American Western History, this Book is probably the most enticing of the Many I have ever opened. It is so very detailed, especially in the names of "Involved Folks" who either accidentally or intentionally walked into the path of Billy, that- If there were a slight "fault", the Writer, who must have gone through Many years of Research, it would really be that the Reader tends to "read back" to remember who some, like Buckshot Roberts, were, and how they "fit into the Kid puzzle" ! And maybe, that actually could be considered just One more compliment- Fantastic book that I already plan to read Again !!!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: jjksmom21

  • Accurate, Realistic, and Authentic.

    This is a great book if you are looking for a realistic telling of Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War.

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  • Good biographer

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