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Frontier Heroics in Silver City Tales
In the harsh days of Geronimo and Billy the Kid, a sheriff daughter recalls dangers in Silver City. She recounts childhood atop the county jail, arrests of outlaws, and fierce frontier life spanning Apache raids, train robbers, and the Braxton and Benham families trekking to Pecos headwaters seeking a safer homestead.
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Josie Bishop
Silver City
Geronimo
New Mexico
Billy the Kid
Southwest
Harvey Whitehill
Black Range
Billy
Pat Garrett
Fort Sumner