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The Autobiography of Billy The Kid
by
Ralph Estes
Everyone knows the saga of Billy the Kid. That story's been told, in an avalanche of books, songs, movies, TV programs. And yet - no one has given Billy's side. Until The Autobiography of Billy the Kid. Oh, there have been many claims that it wasn't Billy whom Pat Garrett shot in Pete Maxwell's darkened bedroom on July 14, 1881. But in fact it was. Billy just didn't die th
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106 pages
Published
October 2nd 2012
by Black Rose Writing
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I was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable this book was. Of course, we know going in to this work that the author has a lot of gaps to fill, but he did a really great job of smoothing any rough edges and making this believable. This is not a long book, but it is so fun to read. The dialogue the author has used sounded so authentic and so much like the character you would imagine Billy to have been, that you just don't want to put this down. My elderly father has always been fascinated with thi
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I have read a fair number of books about Billy, and Ralph Estes has done a wonderful job of telling the story from the "mouth" of Billy. His history is excellent, as is his summary of the Lincoln County War, the geography of New Mexico and the people involved. I live near Billy the Kid's Lincoln, and I have seen the jail in Mesilla and the Court house in Lincoln. The autobiography is very good historically, and it is well known in the area that Billy was liked by many. Pat Garrett, not so much.
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I must say that I was reading this book as a lark – I went in have no expectations, had not read a review nor had I even heard of the book. After the first page I was hooked. The tone felt realistic – as if this were a true re-telling of history by the legend that lived it.
Throughout the book I was amazed with the progression of the story and the authors ability to inhabit Billy’s world. Gun fights and flight, horse thievery and revenge – this story has it all a ...more
I must say that I was reading this book as a lark – I went in have no expectations, had not read a review nor had I even heard of the book. After the first page I was hooked. The tone felt realistic – as if this were a true re-telling of history by the legend that lived it.
Throughout the book I was amazed with the progression of the story and the authors ability to inhabit Billy’s world. Gun fights and flight, horse thievery and revenge – this story has it all a ...more
My "problem" is that I like to read more or less everything, but sometimes it is ok, like this time for example, because I got a whole new versione of Billy the Kid' story and I love western!
Il mio problema è che mi piace leggere più o meno tutto, ma a volte mi va bene, come stavolta che mi è capitata una nuova versione della storia di Billy the Kid e a me piacciono i western!
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND BLACK ROSE WRITING FOR THE PREVIEW
Il mio problema è che mi piace leggere più o meno tutto, ma a volte mi va bene, come stavolta che mi è capitata una nuova versione della storia di Billy the Kid e a me piacciono i western!
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND BLACK ROSE WRITING FOR THE PREVIEW
Well researched. I enjoyed having the story in Billy's voice. It certainly gave me a different way of interpreting what happened to him. I don't know that I'm convinced that he survived, but I can certainly see the rest of the story being closer to the truth than has been described in the past.
A wonderful tale of Billy's side of the story. We learn how he felt and what really happened from his point of view. A really interesting read.
I was able to read this through Netgalley.
I was able to read this through Netgalley.
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Interesting and informative book that was really intriguing read of the west. Adventurous and well written read.
It was alright. Review to come.
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