Stalking Billy the Kid - Softcover

Marc Simmons

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865345252 ISBN 13: 9780865345256

Publisher: Sunstone Press, 2006

Synopsis

'Having written about New Mexico history for more than forty years,' explains the author, 'it was perhaps inevitable that in time I should publish a few articles on Billy the Kid. After all, he is the one figure from this state's past whose name is known around the world. The Kid's career, although astonishingly short, nonetheless, left an indelible mark in the annals of the Old West. And his name, William H. Bonney, alias Billy the Kid, seems locked forever into the consciousness of the starry-eyed public. Upon request,' the author continues, 'I was able to assemble a collection of my varied writings pertaining to some of Billy's real or imagined deeds. Each section opens a small window on an aspect of his tumultuous life, or casts light upon others whose fortunes intersected with his. In this book, I have stalked Billy in an erratic rather than a systematic way, taking pleasure merely in adding a few new and unusual fragments to his biography. I trust that readers who have a fascination with the history and legend of Billy the Kid will find in these pages something of interest and value. As Eugene Cunningham wrote more than seventy years ago, 'in our imagination the Kid still lives--the Kid still rides.''

About this title

About the Author:

Marc Simmons is a professional author and historian who has published more than forty books on New Mexico and the American Southwest. His popular 'Trail Dust' column is syndicated in several regional newspapers. In 1993, King Juan Carlos of Spain admitted him to the knightly Order of Isabel la Católica for his contributions to Spanish colonial history. His other books include Southwestern Colonial Ironwork, New Mexico Mavericks, Yesterday in Santa Fe, and Turquoise and Six-Guns: The Story of Cerrillos, New Mexico, all available from Sunstone Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sunstone Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0865345252
• ISBN 13: 9780865345256
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 194