In the Shadow of Billy the Kid Susan Mcsween and the Lincoln County War |
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| Author:
| Chamberlain, Kathleen P. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8263-5279-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The events of July 19, 1878, marked the beginning of what became known as the Lincoln County War and catapulted Susan McSween and a young cowboy named Henry McCarty, alias Billy the Kid, into the history books. As a woman in a man's story, Susan McSween has been all but ignored. This is the first book to place her in a larger context. Clearly, the Lincoln County War was not her finest hour, just her best known.
The events of July 19, 1878, marked the beginning of what became known as the Lincoln County War and catapulted Susan McSween and a young cowboy named Henry McCarty, alias Billy the Kid, into the history books. As a woman in a man's story, Susan McSween has been all but ignored. This is the first book to place her in a larger context. Clearly, the Lincoln County War was not her finest hour, just her best known.