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Book Review of The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid

The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid
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This book is interesting. I'm a huge Billy the Kid fan and I read most things I can get my hands on about him. This one is the original. Written by the man who shot him. It's a fascinating look back at the late 1800s and one view of the Kid's life. The actual "facts" in this book are questionable, but it's a good read nonetheless.

And it's just cool knowing you are reading something written not even a year after The Kid was gunned down.

Definitely worth it for Old West history fans or fans of The Kid. However, it's written a little more dryly than western books of today.