description: Outlaw, hoodlum and killer, and slain at the age of 21 by Pat Garrett - Billy the Kid has become one of the icons of America's Wild West. This account tells the story of his brief and bloody life.
language: English
title: Billy the Kid : A Short and Violent Life
titlecomplete: Billy the Kid : A Short and Violent Life
characters: Billy the Kid
genres: True Crime, History, Biography, American History, Westerns, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 330
publisher: I B Tauris & Co Ltd