Billy the Kid in Santa Fe, Book One: Young Billy: Wild West History, Outlaw Legends, and the City at the End of the Santa Fe Trail (A Non-Fiction Trilogy)

Legend says this notorious outlaw gunned down twenty-one men-one for each year of his short life-before Sheriff Pat Garrett ended that life in a darkened New Mexico bedroom on July 14, 1881.

But what was he like as a youngster in Santa Fe?

- How did he spend his days, and his nights?
- Did he encounter other residents who would figure significantly in later chapters of his brief life?
- And what was New Mexico's territorial capital like in Billy's day?
- How did Santa Fe's frontier character and its Hispanic culture shape the development of this future desperado?

Historical facts and fanciful legends swirl around Billy the Kid's early days-and around the City at the End of the Santa Fe Trail-in Young Billy, Lynn Michelsohn's first book of the non-fiction trilogy, Billy the Kid in Santa Fe.

Young Billy includes
- over 40 photographs, drawings, and maps
- two appendices
- an extensive index

Recommended for Western History buffs, Billy the Kid aficionados, and anyone who loves Santa Fe.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Billy Comes to Santa Fe--despite defunct burros
Chapter 2. Santa Fe Life--blue-eyed Mexicans, scheming politicians, and military music
Chapter 3. The City at the End of the Santa Fe Trail--mud, mud, and more mud
Chapter 4. February 1873--did Billy ice skate? or play shortstop?
Chapter 5. Billy Leaves Santa Fe--after documented event, at last!
Appendix A. Pronunciation Guide
Appendix B. Finding Billy's Santa Fe Today