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Billy the Kid Killed His First Man At Age Doomed Frontier Tale
A historical sketch recounts William H. Bonney known as Billy the Kid born 1859 Eastside New York, framing his life from a 12 year old knife killing to a 21 year old death. It covers Lincoln County War, cattle barons John Chisum and Maj. L. G. Murphy, and the blood feud that defined frontier justice on the southwest border.
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Northwest
Southwest
Robin Hood
Slade
Plummer
Lincoln County
Billy
Billy the Kid
Bonney
William H. Bonney
Eastside
New York
Coffeyville
Kan
Colorado
New Mexico
Fort Bowie
Arizona
Tucson
Old Mexico
Jose Martinez
New Monroe
Wao
Pennsylvania
Rio Grande River
John Chisum
Maj
L. G. Murphy
Fort Stanton
Chisum
Murphy
J. H. Tunstall
Alexander A. McSween
Tunstall
McSween
Dick Brewer
Murphy’s Range
Morton
Baker
Brewer
Roswell
Kid
McClosky
Agua Negra
Joe McNab
Lincoln
Brady
the Kid
Peppin
Herrera
Charlie Crawford
Merel
White Oaks
Greathouse Ranch
Jimmy Carlyle
Carlyle
Garrett
Pat Garrett
Sumner
Pete Maxwell
Maxwell