John LeMay profiles Ash Upson, ghostwriter of Pat Garrett’s 1882 classic ‘The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid.’
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Book Review: Billy the Kid, A Reader’s Guide
Richard Etulian assesses the vast array of written material and movies about Billy the Kid
Book Review: Here Lies Billy the Kid
David Turk plumbs the life of Billy the Kid, from his mysterious origins to the fight over his remains
Book Review: Rocky Mountain Train Robberies
W.C. Jameson relates a selection of the most notable outlaw train heists in the Rocky Mountain region of the Old West
Silver City and Southwestern New Mexico: Interview with Bob Alexander
Since his retirement as a special agent with the U.S. Treasury Department and criminal […]
Charlie Siringo and the American cowboy myth
Anyone who loves to read about or research the American West appreciates The New […]
Book Review: Old West Showdown
Wild West contributors Bill Markley and Kellen Cutsforth square off to debate contentious tidbits of Western history
Ghost Town: White Oaks, New Mexico
In August 1879, Tom Wilson found a gold vein on nearby Baxter Mountain. He […]
Book Review: The Billy the Kid Reader
The Billy the Kid Reader edited by Frederick Nolan, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, […]
Interview: Fountains’ Disappearance Still Attracts Attention
The murder case lives on in Corey Recko’s book. Attorney Albert J. Fountain and […]