Special Features
- Further Reading: Related Books and Websites
- Timeline: The Life and Legend of Billy the Kid
- Then & Now: The Pardoning of Billy the Kid
- Bonus Video: Billy the Kid Ballad
- Photo Gallery: The Golden Age of the American Cowboy
- Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide
A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West and an enduring western icon.
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From Billy the Kid to Wyatt Earp, and George Custer to Geronimo, the real-life people who helped tame the west would shape the western heroes celebrated in film and television for decades.
