Title:
Wanted : the outlaw lives of Billy the Kid & Ned Kelly / Robert M. Utley.
Author:
Utley, Robert M., 1929- author.
Publication Information:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
©2015
Call Number:
HV6441 .U754 2015
Abstract:
A dual portrait of American outlaw Billy the Kid and his Australian counterpart, Ned Kelly, separates myth from fact while discussing their young lives, personal codes, roles in national uprisings, early executions and enduring legacies. Illustrations.
ISBN:
9780300204551
9780300227123
Series:
The Lamar series in western history
Lamar series in western history.
Physical Description:
ix, 223 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Preface -- Billy the Kid -- Billy the Kid Named Captain of Outlaw Gang -- The Making of an "Outlaw" -- A Genuine Outlaw? -- Ranch Cowboy and Hired Gunman -- A Warrior in McSween's Army -- Blazer's Mill -- Billy Indicted for Murder -- "The Big Killing" -- Drifter -- The Governor and the Kid -- The Kid Turns Outlaw -- Stinking Springs -- Tried for Murder -- Escaping the Hangman's Noose -- Pete Maxwell's Bedroom -- Legend and Myth -- Ned Kelly -- Father and Son -- The Larrikin Years -- Stringybark -- Euroa -- Jerilderie -- A Republic? -- Glenrowan -- Path to the Gallows -- Australian Icon -- Conclusion -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index.
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