ALLEN BARRA’S BILLY THE KID PICKS When N. Scott Momaday graciously agreed to share his tale of collecting a six-gun he believed was once owned by Billy the Kid (see p. 20), we gave a shout out to Allen Barra, asking him to tell us which Billy the Kid books he believes everyone should own in their library. 1. The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (Michael Ondaatje; Vintage): The Canadian poet and novelist Ondaatje uses poetry to get inside Billy’s head— “I wanted to have Billy talk from


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