Wanted : the outlaw lives of Billy the Kid & Ned Kelly /

A renowned biographer compares the lives and times of American outlaw Billy the Kid and his Australian counterpart Ned Kelly The oft-told exploits of Billy the Kid and Ned Kelly survive vividly in the public imaginations of their respective countries, the United States and Australia. But the outlaws...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Utley, Robert M., 1929-2022 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven [Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Billy, > the Kid.
Kelly, Ned, > 1855-1880.
Billy, > the Kid
Kelly, Ned, > 1855-1880
Outlaws > Southwest, New > Biography.
Bushrangers > Australia > Biography.
Hors-la-loi > États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest) > Biographies.
Bandits et brigands réfugiés dans la brousse > Australie > Biographies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Bushrangers
Outlaws
Australia
New Southwest
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Billy the Kid
  • 1. Billy the Kid Named Captain of Outlaw Gang
  • 2. The Making of an "Outlaw"
  • 3. A Genuine Outlaw?
  • 4. Ranch Cowboy and Hired Gunman
  • 5. A Warrior in McSween's Army
  • 6. Blazer's Mill
  • 7. Billy Indicted for Murder
  • 8. "The Big Killing"
  • 9. Drifter
  • 10. The Governor and the Kid
  • 11. The Kid Turns Outlaw
  • 12. Stinking Springs
  • 13. Tried for Murder
  • 14. Escaping the Hangman's Noose
  • 15. Pete Maxwell's Bedroom
  • 16. Legend and Myth
  • Ned Kelly
  • 17. Father and Son
  • 18. The Larrikin Years
  • 19. Stringybark
  • 20. Euroa
  • 21. Jerilderie
  • 22. A Republic?
  • 23. Glenrowan
  • 24. Path to the Gallows
  • 25. Australian Icon
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliographic Essay
  • Index

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