Primary Sources: The American West: Outlaws

Edited, with an introduction and notes, by John Boessenecker.

"A reprint of the 1st ed.: The authentic life of Billy, the Kid, the noted desperado of the Southwest, whose deeds of daring and blood made his name a terror in New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico. By Pat. F. Garrett, by whom he was finally hunted down and captured by killing him. Santa Fe, N.M., New Mexican Print. and Pub. co., 1882."

Historical Accounts of the Famous Highwaymen and River Pirates Who Operated in the Pioneer Days Upon the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and Over the Natchez Trace

a book of thrilling adventure and desperate deeds, narrating actual facts as obtained from principals and eyewitnesses

"The Western Frontier Library is designed to introduce today’s readers to the exciting events in our frontier past and to some of the memorable writings about them. These original narratives and eye-witness accounts include such classic documents as Life in the Far West, by George Frederick Ruxton, The Vigilantes of Montana by Thomas J. Dimsdale, and The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid by Pat F. Garrett. Each volume carries an introduction by a modern authority."