{"product_id":"billy-the-kids-grave-david-g-thomas-9781952580000","title":"Billy the Kid's Grave - A History of the Wild West's Most Famous Death Marker","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David G. Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952580005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952580000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doc45 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.34d","brand":"David G. Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995269398783,"sku":"9781952580000","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe72d7d9-11d1-4c9b-ba20-20895fca6c29.jpg?v=1683334844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/billy-the-kids-grave-david-g-thomas-9781952580000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}