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  • When Billy the Kid was a very young lad In old Silver City he went to the bad; Way out in the West with a gun in his hand At the age of twelve years he killed his first man.

    THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007

  • This ferrotype is said to depict William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, who may be on verge of a posthumous pardon.

    USATODAY.com News 2010

  • 1. Billy the Kid 1859-1881 – William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was already fond of saloons and gambling places by the age of twelve.

    13 Old West Outlaws « 2008

  • Bill Richardson has declined to pardon Old West outlaw Billy the Kid, who was shot to death in 1881 after escaping jail where he awaited hanging in the killing of a sheriff.

    Governor declines to pardon outlaw Billy the Kid 2010

  • Billy the Kid was shot to death by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881, a few months after escaping from the jail.

    Governor declines to pardon outlaw Billy the Kid 2010

  • And today we're featuring Billy the Kid in the "As Seen On TV" showcase.

    Archive 2009-08-23 Toby O'B 2009

  • The sender of the letter to territorial governor Lew Wallace was none other than Billy the Kid, the legendary gunslinger who was being held in the Santa Fe jail at the time.

    Archive 2009-08-02 Bill Crider 2009

  • And today we're featuring Billy the Kid in the "As Seen On TV" showcase.

    DEAR LEW, LOVE BILLY Toby O'B 2009

  • Like you, I originally didn't connect as much with the Billy the Kid sequences like I did with the rest of the film - however, by the time Haynes got to the "Goin' to Acapulco" number, I was completely won over.

    11/26: I'm Not There Ed Howard 2007

  • His character not only had no purpose, but also had nothing unique about him -- if they'd called him Huck Finn, or some character out of a Bret Harte story, or Billy the Kid, no one would have noticed.

    The League of Extraordinarily Bad Action Scenes yendi 2003

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