Copyright © 1989 by Robert M. Utley

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Utley, Robert Marshall, 1929–

Billy the Kid: a short and violent life / Robert M. Utley.

p. cm.

Bibliography: p.

Summary: Examines the career of the young outlaw whose life and death were an expression of the violence prevalent on the American frontier.

ISBN 0-8032-4553-X

ISBN 0-8032-9558-8 (pbk.)

ISBN-13: 978-0-8032-9558-2 (pbk.: alk. paper)

ISBN-13: 978-0-8032-9566-7 (electronic: e-pub)

ISBN-13: 978-0-8032-9567-4 (electronic: mobi)

1. Billy, the Kid. 2. Outlaws—Southwest, New—Biography. 3. Southwest, New—History—1848— 4. Frontier and pioneer life—Southwest, New. [1. Billy, the Kid. 2. Robbers and outlaws. 3. Frontier and pioneer life—West (U.S.)] 1. Title

F786.B54U87 1989

364.1'552'0924-dc19 [B]

[92] 89-30022 CIP AC