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"In the annals of American frontier history, few people left behind such a lasting and far-reaching fame as Billy the Kid. Almost everyone knows his most famous alias. Even if they don't know the detailed or minimal particulars of his existence, they have heard the name somewhere. Henry McCarty alias William H. Bonney ceased to exist in the public eye during his own lifetime and was eclipsed by a legendary persona that still endures today. When and how did such a seemingly imperishable legend begin to take form? Some have suggested the legend of Billy the Kid began with his death at the end of Pat Garrett's revolver on the night of July 14, 1881, in Fort Sumner. Others believe the legend began with his unforgettable jailbreak in Lincoln, New Mexico, several months prior on April 28, 1881. Others still suggest his legend began with the publication of Walter Noble Burns's The Saga of Billy the Kid in 1926. As the reader will find, the legend of Billy the Kid began in the winter of 1880, and still stands as a testament to the lasting influence of a hyperbolic nineteenth century press. James B. Mills has left no stone unturned in his twenty-year quest to tell the complete story of Billy the Kid. He explores the Kid's still disputable origins, his family's movements from New York into the Southwest, his becoming orphaned on the frontier, the Lincoln County War, his dealings with Governor Lew Wallace, his many friends, his enemies, his outlaw exploits, his loves, his character, his death, and his legacy. Most important, Mills is the first historian to fully detail the Kid's relations with New Mexicans of Spanish descent. So, the question remains, who really was the person the world knows as Billy the Kid? Was he the young reprobate committed to a life of crime, who relished becoming a famous outlaw and cold-blooded, self-absorbed "sociopath" or "thug" that some still prefer him-need him-to be? Or was he in fact, the generally good-hearted, generous, courteous, young vigilante that so many remembered with considerable fondness, who ultimately preferred the company of the more peaceable descendants of Spanish settlers than his own Anglo race? ÅQuiâen Es? Who is it? Can the same question that was on Billy's lips during his final moments be answered in relation to his own nature? In this groundbreaking study, Mills cuts through the many layers of mythos and misconceptions and takes the reader closer to the flesh and blood human being named Henry McCarty alias William H. Bonney than ever before"--

To tell their story, Whitlow mined thousands of letters and papers saved by the Pease family and housed in the Austin History Center of the Austin Public Library, as well as in the Governor's Papers at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission"--

America's Wild West created an untold number of notorious characters, and in southwestern Texas, John King Fisher (1855-1884) was foremost among them. To friends and foes alike, he insisted he be called "King." He found a home in the tough sun-beaten Nueces Strip, a lawless land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. There he gathered a gang of rustlers around him at his ranch on Pendencia Creek. For a decade King and his gang raided both sides of the Rio Grande, shooting down any who opposed them. Newspapers claimed King killed potential witnesse--he was never convicted of cattle or horse stealing, or murder. King's reign ended when he was arrested by Texas Ranger Captain Leander McNelly. In no uncertain terms he advised Fisher to change his ways, so King became deputy sheriff of Uvalde County. But his hard-won respectability would not last. On a spring night in 1884, King made the mistake of accompanying the truly notorious gambler and gunfighter Ben Thompson on a tour of San Antonio, where several years prior Thompson shot down Jack Harris at the latter's saloon and theater, the Vaudeville. Recklessly, King Fisher accompanied Thompson back to the theater, where assassins were waiting. When the smoke cleared, Fisher was stretched out beside Thompson, dead from thirteen gunshot wounds"--

Collects the ten winners of the 2014 Best American Newspaper Narrative Writing Contest, run by the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The event is hostedby the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism at the University of North Texas. The contest honours exemplary narrative work and encourages narrative nonfiction storytelling at newspapers across the United States.

Lift s the fog around the US Marshal's complex modern period. From the inside, David S. Turk allows a look within the storied organisation. The research and writing of this singular account took over a decade, drawn from fresh primary source material with interviews from active or retired management, deputy US Marshals who witnessed major events, and the administrative personnel who supported them.

Examines 43 great concerti and discusses, in detail, the technical, aural, rehearsal, and intra-personal skills that are required for "effortless excellence". Maestro Itkin wrote this book for conductors first encountering the concerto repertoire and for those wishing to improve their skills on this important, and often understudied, literature.

Rhe first book on America's first prison rodeo, which ran from 1931 to 1986. At its apogee the Texas Prison Rodeo drew 30,000 spectators on October Sundays. Mitchel Roth portrays the Texas Prison Rodeo against a backdrop of Texas history, covering the history of rodeo, the prison system, and convict leasing, as well as figures in Texas penology.

Americo Paredes (1915-1999) was a folklorist, scholar, and professor at the University of Texas at Austin who is widely acknowledged as one of the founding scholars of Chicano Studies. He was a brilliant teacher and prolific writer who championed the preservation of border culture and history.

William L. Wright (1868-1942) was born to be a Texas Ranger, and hard work made him a great one. Wright tried working as a cowboy and farmer, but it did not suit him. Instead, he became a deputy sheriff and then a Ranger, battling a mob in the Laredo Smallpox Riot, policing both sides in the Reese-Townsend Feud, and winning a gunfight at Cotulla.

Tells the story of Victor Rodriguez, star track athlete and San Antonio educator. From his earliest days in South Texas he broke many barriers. As a football player and track star he set records and won trophies. At each stage of his education, he often found himself the only Mexican American in his group.

Established in Waco in 1968, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum honours the iconic Texas Rangers, a service that has existed, in one form or another, since 1823. In The Ranger Ideal Volume 3, Darren Ivey presents capsule biographies of the twelve inductees who served Texas in the twentieth century.

Provides an intimate fly-on-the-wall peek into legendary pianist Bill Evans's life, critical recording sessions, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes of life on the road. Joe La Barbera tells this story with love and respect, free of judgment, showing Evans's humanity and uncanny ability to transcend physical weakness.

Drawing on Leonidas Warren Payne's own writing, interviews with former colleagues and students, and private letters lain undisclosed since his death, Rare Integrity reveals a portrait of a man whose great gift of creative generosity and warmth of heart enabled him to see a person as the person wished to be seen.