{"product_id":"billy-the-kid-pa-9780803295582","title":"Billy the Kid-Pa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's certain to remain the authoritative biography that at last makes the Kid's life whole and understandable.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert M. Utley does what countless books, movies, television shows, musical compositions, and paintings have failed to do: he successfully strips off the veneer of legendry to expose the reality of Billy the Kid. Using previously untapped sources, he presents an engrossing story--the most complete and accurate ever--of a youthful hoodlum and sometime killer who found his calling in New Mexico's bloody power struggle known as the Lincoln County War. In unmasking the legend Utley also tells us much about our heritage of frontier vigilantism and violence. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert M. Utley\u003c\/b\u003e is a preeminent historian of the West and the author of numerous award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of the Sioux Nation\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFrontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 1981); \u003ci\u003eCuster and the Great Controversy: The Origin and Development of a Legend\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 1998); and \u003ci\u003eFrontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 1866-1891\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 1984). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717767303442,"sku":"9780803295582","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0f38d0dd-5b63-4f14-aec5-8659def1fcbb.jpg?v=1734625984","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/billy-the-kid-pa-9780803295582","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}