Billy the Kid, His Life and Legend

Name: Billy the Kid, His Life and Legend
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ISBN: 9780585276717

ISBN-10: 0585276714

ISBN-13: 9780585276717

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jon Tuska

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This tour de force of western scholarship, a revised and expanded version of Tuska's Billy the Kid: A Bio-Bibliography, adds ten year's worth of scholarship to the earlier effort. Tuska provides a carefully documented biography of the Kid; bibliographical essays on historical scholarship, fiction, films, and cultural criticism; and a chronology of his life and death.Tuska's careful scholarship and analysis of sources refutes the mythical embellishments that have surrounded Billy the Kid. He concludes that in order for such a legend to arise, it is necessary for a historical character to have qualities that permit ambiguous interpretations of his behavior."A model for others who would study…

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List price: $17.95
Publisher: Ebsco Publishing
Binding: E-Book
Language: English