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Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride
Michael Wallis
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Description for Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride
Paperback. "Countless books have been written about the infamous outlaw .. this is surely one of the best."-Publishers Weekly, starred review Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
In this revisionist biography, award-winning historian Michael Wallis re-creates the rich anecdotal saga of Billy the Kid (1859–1881), a young man who became a legend in his time and remains an enigma to this day. In an extraordinary evocation of the legendary Old West, Wallis demonstrates why the Kid has remained one of our most popular folk heroes. Filled with dozens of rare images and period photographs, Billy the Kid separates myth from reality and presents an unforgettable portrait of this brief and violent life.
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
305g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393330632
SKU
V9780393330632
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Ref
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About Michael Wallis
Michael Wallis, author of The Best Land Under Heaven and the best-selling Route 66 and Billy the Kid, has published nineteen books and won numerous awards and honors. He is a popular public speaker and voice actor and lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Reviews for Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride
"Michael Wallis does a scrupulous and persuasive sifting of the evidence about Billy’s life and activities."
Larry McMurtry - New York Review of Books "Michael Wallis’s Billy the Kid is the closest anyone has come to a definitive biography of the most mythical figure of the American frontier."
Allen Barra - AmericanHeritage.com "Research became a pleasure reading Michael ... Read more
Larry McMurtry - New York Review of Books "Michael Wallis’s Billy the Kid is the closest anyone has come to a definitive biography of the most mythical figure of the American frontier."
Allen Barra - AmericanHeritage.com "Research became a pleasure reading Michael ... Read more