![]() ![]() To address that problem, he began thinking about a book to give the public his side of the story. It soon became clear that while Pat Garrett was an instant celebrity, he had also come away, at least in some quarters, with a negative image. As the unsuspecting Billy entered, he was cut down without warning.īut the Kid had his share of friends and many of them stepped forward to level some harsh criticism against the lawman. Garrett by pure chance had encountered the Kid in a darkened room of the Pete Maxwell house. The killing occurred at old Fort Sumner, New Mexico on the Pecos River. When Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett ended Billy the Kid's life on the night of Jwith a shot in the dark, he was catapulted at once into stardom in the annals of Western history. Voted one of the 100 Best New Mexico Books. Sunstone Press - THE AUTHENTIC LIFE OF BILLY THE KIDīook Themes | Alphabetical List | Printable Catalog | Order Now ![]()
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