The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid
1882 AD published
Pat Garrett begins, "I am incited to this labor, in a measure, by an impulse to correct the thousand false statements which have appeared in the public newspapers and in yellow-covered, cheap novels."
Garrett wanted to present his side of the story and hoped to turn a profit as well on the American public's fascination with the outlaw.
It was credited to Garrett, but the first fifteen chapters were a concoction of factual material mixed with fabrications, written by Roswell's postmaster, Ash Upson, an itinerant journalist. The remaining chapters, written in a more restrained style, are generally accurate, and were likely composed by Garrett himself.
There is good reason to believe that the legend of Billy the Kid, including the familiar historical figure he has become, would not be known at all today if this book had not been published.
Lattitude: 35.6672° N
Longitude: 105.9644° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
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Pat Garrett (Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett) American Old West lawman...
Events in 1882 MORE
