Wanted, the outlaw lives of Billy the Kid & Ned Kelly, Robert M. Utley
Type
Label
Wanted, the outlaw lives of Billy the Kid & Ned Kelly, Robert M. Utley
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-212) and index
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Wanted
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
906878127
Responsibility statement
Robert M. Utley
Sub title
the outlaw lives of Billy the Kid & Ned Kelly
Summary
A dual portrait of American outlaw Billy the Kid and his Australian counterpart, Ned Kelly, separates myth from fact while discussing their young lives, personal codes, roles in national uprisings, early executions and enduring legacies. Illustrations
Table Of Contents
Preface -- Billy the Kid -- Billy the Kid Named Captain of Outlaw Gang -- The Making of an "Outlaw" -- A Genuine Outlaw? -- Ranch Cowboy and Hired Gunman -- A Warrior in McSween's Army -- Blazer's Mill -- Billy Indicted for Murder -- "The Big Killing" -- Drifter -- The Governor and the Kid -- The Kid Turns Outlaw -- Stinking Springs -- Tried for Murder -- Escaping the Hangman's Noose -- Pete Maxwell's Bedroom -- Legend and Myth -- Ned Kelly -- Father and Son -- The Larrikin Years -- Stringybark -- Euroa -- Jerilderie -- A Republic? -- Glenrowan -- Path to the Gallows -- Australian Icon -- Conclusion -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index