Billy the Kid or William H. Bonney

DESCRIPTION: "Bustin' down the canyon, Horses on the run, Posse just behind then, 'Twas June first, '71." Billy and Alias Joe ride and fight for their lives until they reach Tombstone. Finally a chance shot by Pat Garrett kills Billy
AUTHOR: N. Howard Thorp (source: Thorp/Logsdon-SongsOfTheCowboys)
EARLIEST DATE: 1921 (Thorp/Logsdon-SongsOfTheCowboys)
KEYWORDS: outlaw death police
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Thorp/Logsdon-SongsOfTheCowboys, pp. 6-8, "Billy the Kid or William H. Bonney" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Billy the Kid (I)" (subject)
File: ThLo006

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