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A myth-busting novel about Americas most infamous and beloved outlaw, Billy the Kid, from a critically acclaimed historical novelist According to legend, Billy the Kid killed twenty-one men, one for every year of his short life; stole from wealthy cattle barons to give to the poor; and wooed just about every senorita in the American Southwest. In Lucky Billy, John Vernon digs deeply into the historical record to find a truth more remarkable than the legend, and draws a fresh, nuanced portrait of this outlaws dramatic and violent life. Billy the Kid met his celebrated end at the hands of Pat Garrett, his one-time carousing partner turned sheriff, who tracked Billy down after the jail break that made him famous. In Vernons telling, the crucial event of Billys life was the Lincoln County War, a conflict between a ring of Irishmen in control of Lincoln, New Mexico, and a newcomer from England, John Tunstall, who wanted to break their grip on the town. Billy signed on with Tunstall. The conflict spun out of control with Tunstalls murder, and in a series of revenge killings, an obscure hired gunman called Kid Antrim became Billy the Kid. Besides a full complement of gunfights, jail break

Who reads Lucky Billy : A Novel About Billy the Kid?

Author

Vernon, John, Wyler, Susan

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9788320088137

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

2.75 / 5 (48 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14