Billy the Kid, His Real Name Was .... by Jim Johnson
He was gunned down at the tender age of twenty- or was he? You've probably heard the legend of William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid, at one time or another. Most folks have. But when it comes to the Kid, few things are completely certain - not his real name, not his parents' names, not even where he was born or just how many people he killed. Sheriff Pat Garrett is commonly credited with killing Billy. He even wrote a wildly popular and somewhat sensational book about it. But there are many scholars who dispute the claim of this bartender and former buffalo hunter because the details of Garrett's story just don't add up. Add to this the fact that throughout the following decades old men from Mexico all the way to England were declaring themselves to be the real Billy the Kid, having cheated death that warm night in New Mexico. Among these many claimants, however, are two men with somewhat credible stories: John Miller and Brushy Bill. Both men seemed to be the right age, the right size, and had stories that certainly sounded authentic. But only one of these men could possibly be the real Billy the Kid. Author Jim Johnson has made an in-depth study of the outlaw's life, and presents here two very plausible accounts. Did Billy the Kid grow to be an old man, or was he killed by Pat Garrett? Read the evidence, and judge for yourself.
Johnson, Jim: - Jim graduated from Auburn University in 1959 with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He retired from the Air Force in 1986 as a Colonel while serving as Director of the Aero Propulsion Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. After a 16-year second career, he retired in 2002 as Director of Space and Missile Systems for Sverdrup Technology, Inc. at Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee. He and his wife, Fran, have traveled extensively internationally, including journeys to Europe, Asia, and Africa; as well as North and South America. Jim accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior on July 4, 1950, in Calvary Baptist Church near Enterprise, Alabama. As his career took them to various locations, he and Fran have served in churches from Maryland to California and Florida to Ohio. Jim and Fran live near Winchester, Tennessee and are members of the First Baptist Church in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781598004731 |
| ISBN 10 | 1598004735 |
| Title | Billy the Kid, His Real Name Was .... |
| Author | Jim Johnson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Outskirts Press |
| Year published | 2006-04-20 |
| Number of pages | 156 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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