The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid is a biography of William H. Bonney a.k.a. Billy the Kid written by sheriff Pat Garrett of Lincoln County, New Mexico. Garrett shot and killed Bonney in 1881.

In "The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid," Pat Garrett presents a compelling narrative that intertwines historical facts with dramatic storytelling, reflecting the turbulent era of the American West. Written in a vivid and engaging style, Garrett's work blends autobiography, biography, and folklore, serving as both a personal account and a historical document. The book not only chronicles the life of the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid but also sheds light on the social and cultural context o...

Billy the Kid was a real-life outlaw, a cattle rustler in the southwest who was wanted—dead or alive. One fateful night in 1881, he was shot and killed in a darkened room by nemesis Sheriff Pat Garnett. With this account, the sheriff aimed to set the record straight about his final showdown with the Kid. Since its publication, The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid has served as a primary source on this legendary outlaw’s life for historians and storytellers alike.

"O encontro estava marcado para a hora do nascer da lua.O homem tinha espáduas largas e vestia-se de negro. Era alto, quase 1,95m. Dois revólveres Colt 44 pendiam-lhe da cintura. O rifle Winchester estava na bainha da sela. Seus olhos brilhavam insondáveis acima do bigode de matador.O xerife Pat Garrett finalmente iria encontrar e matar seu antigo companheiro de aventuras e noitadas: Billy the Kid, 21 anos - o mais temido e sanguinário desesperado do sudoeste dos Estados Unid...

Hankering for a mostly true tale about the hard-living desperadoes who inhabited America's desert Southwest in the mid-1800s? This biography of the ill-fated gunslinger Billy, the Kid was written by Pat Garrett, the sheriff who shot Billy down. Although some historians now question the veracity of some of the self-aggrandizing bluster Garrett and his ghostwriter included in the book, The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid is a wonderful read for aficionados of the anything-goes Wild West.

Infancia, feminidad y negritud: desde luego, no se puede decir que sea una buena mano para andar jugándosela en un saloon de Deadwood. Cualquiera identificaría La Mano del Muerto, doble pareja de ases y ochos, y le dejaría la silla a Wild Bill Hickock o a otro de los legendarios "hombres blancos" que, con el tiempo, llegarían a forjar la mitología secularizada del western. Pero a aquel niño, a aquella mujer y a aquel negro no les quedó otra que jugársela. Y se la jugaron, no una sino varia...

This is a very short biography of Patrick Floyd Jarvis "Pat" Garrett, (June 5, 1850 – February 29, 1908). Garrett was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent who became renowned for killing Billy the Kid. Garrett also became one of President Theodore Roosevelt's three "White House Gunfighters" (Bat Masterson and Ben Daniels were the other two) when Roosevelt appointed him Collector of Customs in El Paso. Garrett was murdered under unclear circumstances.In print for...

In "The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid," Pat Garrett offers a fascinating, first-hand account of the legendary outlaw's life, blending biography with a narrative that vividly captures the American West's tumultuous spirit. Written in a straightforward style typical of the late 19th century, the book serves as both a historical document and a gripping tale of adventure, reflecting the burgeoning mythology surrounding figures like Billy the Kid. Garrett's work emerges from the era of wild w...

While many lionize Billy the Kid, the man who killed him, Sheriff Patrick Floyd Garrett, has a rarely told but riveting true story all his own. His adventurous life spawned many a far-fetched, exciting legend. In 1896, Garrett's investigation of the still-unsolved murder of Albert J. Fountain on the White Sands led to nothing but a gunfight and a dead deputy. Some say that Garrett faked the details the night the Kid was brought to ultimate justice, while others swear another wannabe hero d...

Patrick Floyd Garrett, widely known as "Pat," (1850-1908) had tracked down and killed the outlaw Billy the Kid but also became a victim of the tangled politics of the time. He has been maligned by writers, libeled by Hollywood and deprecated by many of his contemporaries. But despite them, all his deeds retain for him a niche in the gallery of fast shooting peace officers who helped to bring law and order to the frontier West. When he died, there was rejoicing in some quarters and relief i...

Joe Morrison couldn't brand Saffron's new deputy for the renegade he was because his own back trail made him bullet bait for the law

Angus MacDill was a big man, a shaggy bear of a man, with shoulders and arms packed with muscles that a lifetime of toil had given him. He had a large head and a thick mane oi black hair, and at most times his expression was that of a man who thought only of his work and the profits it would bring him.But his expression was different now. It was dried out and deeply bitten by seams of bitterness, and there was a dull look of shock in his eyes as he listened to the sheriff's story. ...