William 'Billy the Kid' Brady is presented in legend as either a Robin Hood of the Wild West or the most wanted thieving monster, but neither fits modern research of the real man. He made his name during the 'Lincoln county war', when ...See moreWilliam 'Billy the Kid' Brady is presented in legend as either a Robin Hood of the Wild West or the most wanted thieving monster, but neither fits modern research of the real man. He made his name during the 'Lincoln county war', when local business competitors hired guns for their dirty power play, and the regulators were put in charge of order. Billy really was a kid, a teenager making wrong choices sealing his fate. He was convicted for a murder, wanted (not top of the list) and naively accepted a pardon offered by New Mexico territorial governor Wallace but withdrawn after the political wind changed, but entered legend by escaping the noose. Written by
KGF Vissers
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