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Wanted : the outlaw lives of Billy the Kid & Ned Kelly
Title
Wanted : the outlaw lives of Billy the Kid & Ned Kelly / Robert M. Utley.
ISBN
9780300204551
0300204558
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
Copyright Notice Date
©2015.
Physical Description
ix, 223 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Summary
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.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 29, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-212) and index.
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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