User:Firstman692002/The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid

The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid is a novel written by Sheriff Pat Garrett. it details the life of Henry McCarty also known as billy the kid.(also known as William Antrim and William H. Bonney.) Garrett's book The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid helped seal the legend of both the sheriff and the outlaw.Sheriff Pat Garrett was the man who shot and killed billy the kid on the 14th of July 1881. garret was a local bartender and former buffalo hunter who had made a pac to clean up crime in the area.Garrett was elected as sheriff of Lincoln County in November 1880 and less than one month later went after the kid with a bounty set at five hundred dollars. on the 19th of december the kid was ambushed at fort sumter. he managed to escape unhurt but garrets possie did manage to take one member of his gang a mister Tom O'Folliard. the kid then moved to a remote location named Stinking Springs. the kid and his possie found an abandoned building where the decided to sleep. while they were sleeping, Garrett and his men surrounded the building and waited for dawn. while garrets men were cooking breakfast, the kid and his men were so hungry they surenderd and joined the meal. this is just one story from a book which details the amazing life of one of the american west's most fearsome and beloved outlaws