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Originally published in 1926, this biography tells the rousing tale of Billy the Kid, one of the most well-known outlaws in the Old West. The Saga of Billy the Kid focuses on a period of time when two dangerous gangs tore a bloody path across Lincoln, New Mexico. After being shot to death in 1881 by the intrepid Lincoln County sheriff Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid became a romanticized symbol of the wildness that laced the American West. Interest in the outlaw's wild life grew after Burns's initial publication, setting Billy the Kid up as one of the finest examples of the loss of the Wild West. As the United States grew more industrialized, the stories of saloons, train robberies, and lone cowboys became even more important, and still remain important today. In a rousing tale that is partly truth, partly fiction, read the story that started its own wild frontier in the most influential version available. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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The not-so-good: there doesn't seem to be any references to other sources than possible newspaper stories; there is obviously some exaggeration and spin in an effort to portray the Kid as a sociopath who was kind to his friends and damning to his enemies; there also didn't seem to be any attempt at scientific inquiry (although the '20s might not have been interested in the kind of analysis we cherish today)--for example Burns claims that the Kid was left handed because the one photo shows the Kid's handgun strapped to his left leg...even though we know that the ferrotype process produces reversed images.
Taking all that into account I enjoyed the story. When I couple it with the Wikipedia synopsys of Billy's life I don't see that the extra detail added more than a few intellectual tidbits and removed all the emotional coloring that makes the Kid worth knowing. And this book worth reading." ( )