The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid is a biography of William H. Bonney a.k.a. Billy the Kid written by sheriff Pat Garrett of Lincoln County, New Mexico. Garrett shot and killed Bonney in 1881.

Joe Morrison couldn't brand Saffron's new deputy for the renegade he was because his own back trail made him bullet bait for the law

In "The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid," Pat Garrett offers a fascinating, first-hand account of the legendary outlaw's life, blending biography with a narrative that vividly captures the American West's tumultuous spirit. Written in a straightforward style typical of the late 19th century, the book serves as both a historical document and a gripping tale of adventure, reflecting the burgeoning mythology surrounding figures like Billy the Kid. Garrett's work emerges from the era of wild w...

Sometimes it really does happen — a man and girl look at each other and know that this moment is what they've always waited for. And if the girl is engaged to another man, what then?

When Bill Boone and Neva Winters found each other, it seemed as if a generations long feud had finally ended. Then the elder Boone and Winters were found where they'd shot it out, and peal of weddings bells changed to the whine of bullets and moans of dying men...

Rom and Rem King had been born the same day Estelle got word of her wild, handsome husband's death.And Rem knew, it's a terrible thing for a brother to kill or have killed a brother

You can push a nester around in town, but when it comes to taking his land—come shooting!

Davy Mather got little welcome from his brothers—for only the guns of the Cimarron Kid could help them now!

Freighter Dave Mohawk was trading flour—for lives! And suddenly the entire upper part of the Joyland seemed to shake with a flash of gunfire.

Angus MacDill was a big man, a shaggy bear of a man, with shoulders and arms packed with muscles that a lifetime of toil had given him. He had a large head and a thick mane oi black hair, and at most times his expression was that of a man who thought only of his work and the profits it would bring him.But his expression was different now. It was dried out and deeply bitten by seams of bitterness, and there was a dull look of shock in his eyes as he listened to the sheriff's story. ...

She was alone with this hard-bitten, hard-riding band of hunted men, and she knew that there was little chance of any help coming. But if one of them could be persuaded to pull out of the gang, and go into town, send out the doctor Miranda needed...

The story of Billy the Kid was often told. Here is the authentic story of Billy the Kid, told by Pat Garrett, the man who shot Billy. Pat Garrett verfolgt Billy the Kid- und tötet hin. Hier ist die ganze Geschichte von Billy the Kid. Und die unerzählte "Geschichte hinter der Geschichte".