The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid

Name: The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Pat Garrett
ISBN: 9781509476756

Author: Pat Garrett

Narrator: Larry G. Jones

Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Audio Sommelier

Published: 12/31/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Historical Biography, History, Us History

Synopsis

Billy the Kid was a real-life outlaw, a cattle rustler in the southwest who was wanted—dead or alive. One fateful night in 1881, he was shot and killed in a darkened room by nemesis Sheriff Pat Garnett. With this account, the sheriff aimed to set the record straight about his final showdown with the Kid. Since its publication, The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid has served as a primary source on this legendary outlaw’s life for historians and storytellers alike.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessaka

I was watching Book TV and an historian, Michael Wallis I believe, was talking about this book, and I remembered when I was in the grammar school I used to visit our library and read all the books about outlaws of the old west, but I didn't remember reading this one, so I found it on kindle for 99 c......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom

A fair read. More of a stream of facts that a good book.......more

Goodreads review by Shayna

How many times have you read this book? Yes. That being said, 3.5 stars, rounded to 4 simply because of the subject matter. Having a moment of nostalgia; I don’t know how many times I read this book as a kid. I’m pretty sure I probably filled out an entire check-out log from the school library for i......more