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BILY THE KID: The Good Side of a Bad Man
by Lee Priestley with Marquita Peterson. About a dozen wonderful B&W drawings by Peterson. Condition: UNREAD 1993 Yucca Tree Press Trade Paperback, revised printing. Content: This may be the last unexamined aspect of the life and legend of Billy the Kid. Author Priestley and artist Peterson believe they have discovered why Billy the Kid is still remembered and celebrated more than one hundred years after his death. Priestley skillfully weaves the story from the letters and tattered memories of those who know the legend best. She spent a lifetime talking with old-timers and corresponding with the Kid's friends (and enemies). Interesting and worth the read. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE KID'S LAST NIGHT AND OTHER STORIS OF THE OLD SOUTHWEST (Historical Fiction) (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)
by James Steven Peters. Condition: SIGNED BY AUTHOR/ UNREAD c. 1988 possibly self-published soft cover, no printing given. Content: Other Stories: Bad Manners (about Texas Bill Anderson); Vengeance of Burt Wilkinson; A Saturday Hanging (George Woods); Obituary For a Sheriff (Mason Bowman); and El Bandito (Peter Taisch). Entertaining! Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SUN: Stories and Poems
by N. Scott Momaday. 60 great B&W illustrations (line drawings) by Author. Condition: NEW 1992 St. Martin's Press hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Content: The Pulitzer Prize-winner presents a luminous collection that reflects the traditions of the Native American past. This work includes 56 poems, 16 legends about great tribal shields, a section on Billy the Kid - an area of intense interest for Momaday, evidently. See his The Ancient Child for more BTK. [1 copy available]
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THE LIFE OF PAT F. GARRETT AND THE TAMING OF THE BORDER OUTLAW: A history of the "gun men" and outlaws, and a life-story of the greatest sheriff of the old Southwest (Facsimile edition)
by John Milton Scanland. Only 1 B&W era photo. Condition: UNREAD 1971 Filter Press soft cover, no pritning given. Originally published in 1908 shortly after Garrett's death. Content: This book covers, primarily, Garret's involvement with the Lincoln County War and his relationship with Billy the Kid and his law enforcement work after that - if one could actually call it "law enforcement." [1 copy available]
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MURDER & MYSTERY IN NEW MEXICO
by Erna Fergusson. B&W photo section. Condition: UNREAD 1991 Lightning Tree Trade Paperback, no printing given. Original publish date c. 1941 - 8. Content: In this new edition nine riveting tales are presented with seldom-told facts that go far toward explaining the why of the incidents involved. Why did women go out of their way to defend Billy the Kid? Who killed the editor of the Socorro Sun just outside the church? How did the laws of land ownership and usage of three countries cause the shootout on the Estancia Plains? Why did the hanging of Black jack Ketchum put an end to train robbery in New Mexico? Fascinating mysteries and history. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL REVIEW: July, 1975
by New Mexico Historical Review. Palace of the Governors cover art. Condition: UNREAD NMHR Trade Paperbck, July, 1975 (Vol L, NO. 3). Content: Articles: Land and Water Rights in New Spain (William B. Taylor); Lincoln County Postscript: Notes on Robert A. Widenmann by His Daughter, Elsie Widenmann (notes by Bruce T. Ellis); Duty in the District of New Mexico: A Military Memoir (Andrew Wallace); and book reviews. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL REVIEW: April 1986
by The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. BTK & Pat Garrett imposed on map cover art. B&W photos & drawings. Condition: Used NMHR Trade Paperbck, April, 1986 (Vol 61, NO. 2). Some highlighting in first article only. Content: Articles: Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War (Robert Utley); A Note on Billy the Kid Artifacts (William Tydeman); Lawman in Disgrace: Sheriff Charles C. Perry of Chaves County, New Mexico (Larry D. Ball); Tejanos and the Texas War for Independence: Historiography's Judgment (Arnoldo De Leon); Of Documents and Myths: Richard Kern and Western Art (review essay); book notes and book reviews. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL REVIEW: July, 1987
by The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde cover art. B&W photos & drawings. Condition: UNREAD NMHR Trade Paperbck, July, 1987 (Vol 62, NO. 3). Content: Articles: "We contacted Smithsonian": The Wetherills at Mesa Verde (David Harrell); The Murder of Colonel Charles Potter (Robert R. White); Zalmon Coley: The Second Anglo-American in Santa Fe (Ernest Liljegren); The Search for Alexander McSween (Frederick Nolan); The Lincoln County War: An Enduring Fascination (Larry D. Ball - a review essay); book notes and book reviews. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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SECRETS OF BILLY THE KID
by George E. Turner. Great B&W drawings by Author illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1974 Baxter Lane soft cover, no printing given. Content: Nice over view of the life and times of The Kid. Very good Lincoln city map detailing locations of incidents in the War. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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SOUTHWEST SAGA - THE WAY IT REALLY WAS!
by William C. McGaw. B&W era photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1989 Golden West Trade Paperback, no printing given. Very light edge wear. .Content: History and mini-biographies of some of the Southwest's more intriguing characters - beginning with Estevan (and the Zunis) to Sarah Borginnis (warrior woman) to Billy the Kid to the Texas Confederates rush to take over New Mexico. Very interesting stuff. [1 copy available]
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THE STORY OF BILLY THE KID
by J. W. Hendron. B&W photos Lincoln Co. Courthouse with floor plans. Condition: UNREAD 1951 Rydal Press soft cover, fourth edition. Content: Surprisingly well documented and detailed life of The Kid for such a small book. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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