AGES 9-11: Like his real-life namesake, Billy Bonney is a charming young man with a hair trigger temper and quick reflexes with a .44. But fact and fiction part as the novel traces Billy’s flight from an Arizona train robbery. Pursued by a posse and by his two former partners in crime, Billy is finally caught by his cousin, Sheriff Willis Monroe. Before Billy meets his inevitable fate, the chase heats up and Taylor, author of the famous children’s novel The Cay, illustrates the manhunt wi


Already Signed Up? Log in here.

Read this article now for Free!

Ready for a third free article? Create a free account by entering your email address and a password below.

— OR —

Sign Up Now for $29.95 a year and have immediate access to all of True West content, including the complete True West Archives dating back to 1953!

SIGN UP NOW or SIGN IN

This digital subscription is in no way connected to your Print Subscription. They are totally separate and cannot be connected. If you have a Print Subscription with True West, you will need to pay for a separate subscription to access this website and will receive a totally different Log In password. If you have an existing digital component to your Print subscription, you'll need to Sign In and request a new password.