Billy the Kid's Jail, Santa Fe, New Mexico A Glimpse into Wild West History on the Southwest's Frontier

Name: Billy the Kid's Jail, Santa Fe, New Mexico A Glimpse into Wild West History on the Southwest's Frontier
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ISBN: 9781492131205

ISBN-10: 1492131202

ISBN-13: 9781492131205

Edition: N/A

Authors: Lynn Michelsohn

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The young outlaw known as Billy the Kid spent the winter of 1880-1881 in Santa Fe-trying desperately to get out of its jail.He hired lawyers.He wrote the governor.He even tried digging his way out!Nothing worked.Billy only "escaped" the "safest jail in the Territory" in March 1881, when deputies finally escorted him to the railroad station for a trip to southern New Mexico-where a jury of his peers waited to convict him of murder.But just where was this invincible Santa Fe jail?Today, in Santa Fe, two plaques mark the spot, or rather, two competing spots . . .Lynn Michelsohn tracks down historical sources to identify the long-disputed location of Billy the Kid's Santa Fe jail and to provide…

Book details

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 8/22/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 82
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.19" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English