Billy the Kid
Beyond the Grave

Deny it if you will, but every American regardless of admitted interest has got a soft place for the old West. I'm no different. I read Proust, Joyce, Tolstoy, and Cervantes but I wanted to be a cowboy and still sort of do. With that kind of romanticism I of course buy Brushy Bill Roberts as Billy t......more

I'm fascinated with Billy the Kid lore and this book only served to further that fascination. True or not, the tale is told in a compelling manor and the text is a page-turner. If Roberts wasn't The Kid (and I'm not convinced he was) he was certainly in or around Lincoln at the time and possibly rod......more

This was a great book and gave a very accurate account of Billy the Kid and the claims by William Henry Roberts that he was Billy the Kid. After reading this I am convinced that William Henry Roberts is Billy the Kid.......more

W.C. Jameson argues that Billy The Kid did not die the way as commonly held but instead lived until a good old age. I'm typically skeptical of claims like this, as many figures from Adolf Hitler to Tupac Shakur have been said to have survived and lived in practical anonymity until their death at a r......more

Thought provoking case A very interesting read where the author puts together a good believable case for William H Roberts being Billy the Kid. While clearly the author has staunch belief that Roberts is the Kid he does at least present the findings of investigations that discredit the theory. Very in......more