Others still insist his legend began with the publication in 1926 of Walter Noble Burns’s book, The Saga of Billy the Kid. James B. Mills has left no stone unturned in his twenty-year quest to tell the complete story of Billy the Kid.

Traces the brief and violent life of the outlaw who gained notoriety throughout the West

Pat Garrett was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent who became renowned for killing Billy the Kid. His book, The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid was published in 1882 and popularized the story of the famous outlaw.

Dozens of illustrations enhance the text, illuminating the Kid’s career and notoriety. This collection shows that the life of William H. Bonney is not yet a closed book—far from it.

Award-winning historian Wallis re-creates the rich, anecdotal saga of Billy the Kid (1859-1881), who became a legend in his own time and remains an enigma to this day. Archival photos.

In 'Billy the Kid: The True Story' by Charles A. Siringo, readers are taken on a captivating journey through the life of one of the most legendary figures in American history.

Billy the Kid, born Henry McCarty, (1859 – 1881) was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at age 21.

Ondaatje’s Billy the Kid (aka William H. Bonney / Henry McCarty / Henry Antrim) is not the clichéd dimestore comicbook gunslinger later parodied within the pages of this book.