{"product_id":"billy-the-kids-grave-a-history-of-the-wild-wests-most-famous-death-marker-paperback","title":"Billy the Kid's Grave - A History of the Wild West's Most Famous Death Marker - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid G. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Quien es?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer to this incautious question - \"Who is it?\" - was a bullet to the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat bullet -- fired by Lincoln County Sheriff Patrick F. Garrett from a .40-44 caliber single action Colt pistol -- ended the life of Billy the Kid, real name William Henry McCarty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut death - ordinarily so final - only fueled the public's fascination with Billy the Kid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat events led to Billy's killing? Was it inevitable? Was a woman involved? If so, who was she?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy has Billy's gravestone become the most famous - and most visited - Western death marker? Is Billy really buried in his grave? Is the grave in the right location?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs it true that Pat Garrett's first wife is buried in the same cemetery? Is Billy's girlfriend buried there also?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Fort Sumner cemetery where Billy's grave is located was once plowed for cultivation. Why?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat town, seeking a profitable tourist attraction, tried to move Billy's body, using a phony relative to justify the action?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese questions -- and many others - are answered in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver 60 photos, including many historical photos never previously published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49175973626008,"sku":"9781952580000","price":27.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/STFsZXNBM2VSWjl3bFZlNGdocSswUT09.webp?v=1780001758","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/billy-the-kids-grave-a-history-of-the-wild-wests-most-famous-death-marker-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}