Billy Wilson rode with Billy the Kid—was arrested with him by Pat Garrett at Stinking Springs in December 1880. He later went straight, in Texas,...
A New Leaf A Billy the Kid pal who went straight…
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Billy the Kid
Third Time’s the Charm for Bob Boze Bell’s Billy the Kid The Final Word
The Illustrated Life and Times of Billy The Kid: The Final Word (Two Roads West Publishing, $24.95) is Bob Boze Bell’s magnum opus on the subject...
¿Quien Es? Billy the Kid vs Pat Garrett
For her he took a bullet in the heart.
The Kids Return
This issue marks the return of two of my favorite “Kids.” One is the legendary outlaw who sparked in me a lifetime of research on his short and violent life, and the other is the legendary scholar who, so far, has had a long and peaceful life, interrupted by eloquent tirades against the machine.
Well-Heeled, Bedraggled and Badged
Ask The Marshall.
Billy the Kid: Good Guy or Bad Was Billy the Kid a good guy or bad? You decide!
Here’s a quick summary. Billy was a likable young man. He was very popular with the Latino population in New Mexico. He spoke Spanish...
Rudabaugh Got Around The outlaw’s crimes covered much of the West.
Dave Rudabaugh sure got around. His outlaw career began in Arkansas in the early 1870s. He may have robbed stagecoaches in the Dakotas before...
Brothers in Blood: Jesse James and Billy the Kid
“One of the most brutal things in the world is your average 19-year-old American boy.” —T.J. Stiles, from Jesse James
Special Classic Gunfights: Shoot-out at Stinking Springs
Billy the Kid’s Gang Vs Pat Garrett’s Posse.
True West Exclusive: Long Lost Jailhouse Interview with Billy the Kid and Illustration Uncovered
Billy the Kid experts from around the globe weigh in on why these new Billy Bonney documents are significant.
To Hell on a Fast Horse – Ten Years On
The Highs and Lows in the Continuing Saga of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett .
Born Outlaws
Bill Markley’s dual biography on Jesse James and Billy the Kid, a new Texas frontier history, two Western novels and a new history of the American Indian.