Thread: Billy the Kid may be riding again

i actually know very little of billy the kid, i know who he was but have never really read about him. does anyone know of any good (historically correct) books about him that would be a good read? my criminal heros were bonnie and clyde and the barrow gang. i dont know why people romanticize criminals but we do for some reason

-dan-

Originally Posted by sinnfein

i actually know very little of billy the kid, i know who he was but have never really read about him. does anyone know of any good (historically correct) books about him that would be a good read? my criminal heros were bonnie and clyde and the barrow gang. i dont know why people romanticize criminals but we do for some reason

-dan-

The one previously linked to by Robert Utely is about as good as it gets here. Our entertainment media definitely romanticizes low life socio paths like Bonnie and Clyde. I used to admire John Dillinger when I was a young kid.

In retrospect I think it was because from my perspective at the time nobody messed with him. The fact that he did the majority of his teen and adult life in prison and was shot down in his early thirties didn't occur to me then. As an adult, seeing criminals murder convenience store workers and whoever for a few measly dollars I came to realize that the celebrated criminals are cut from the same cloth.

Originally Posted by sinnfein

i actually know very little of billy the kid, i know who he was but have never really read about him. does anyone know of any good (historically correct) books about him that would be a good read? my criminal heros were bonnie and clyde and the barrow gang. i dont know why people romanticize criminals but we do for some reason

-dan-

Billy The Kid:The Endless Ride, by Michael Wallis