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In the bloody Lincoln County War in New Mexico, over 200 men lost their lives, but as the Kid remarked, "I did not kill them all." Billy the Kid, did, however, escape certain death by escaping the burning McSween house in July of 1878 when the sprawling adobe was surrounded by members of the Dolan faction. When Billy the Kid jumped over a dead body in the gate and escaped, he became the most famous man in New Mexico. Three years later, and just down the road, he would pull a similar escape and that would launch him into the pantheon of American outlaws, but that is another story for another time.
Bob Boze Bell is known as America's Western Storyteller. He is an artist, author, writer and serves as executive editor of True West magazine. Bell is a popular, sought-after figure in television documentaries about the Old West, appearing as an expert in dozens of Wild West history shows. Bell won an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of the PBS special, Outrageous Arizona, a zany look at the state's centennial, that he also wrote and helped direct. As an author, Bell has brought to life Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok in his best-selling Illustrated Life and Times series. His books Classic Gunfights I, II and III are must-reads about the most important Old West gunfights. Bell’s Bad Men is now in its fourth printing, while his illustrated autobiography, The 66 Kid: Raised on the Mother Road, gives personal insight into the passions that have driven him on his lifelong quest to interpret the history of the American West for audiences around the world.
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In the bloody Lincoln County War in New Mexico, over 200 men lost their lives, but as the Kid remarked, "I did not kill them all." Billy the Kid, did, however, escape certain death by escaping the burning McSween house in July of 1878 when the sprawling adobe was surrounded by members of the Dolan faction. When Billy the Kid jumped over a dead body in the gate and escaped, he became the most famous man in New Mexico. Three years later, and just down the road, he would pull a similar escape and that would launch him into the pantheon of American outlaws, but that is another story for another time.
Bob Boze Bell is known as America's Western Storyteller. He is an artist, author, writer and serves as executive editor of True West magazine. Bell is a popular, sought-after figure in television documentaries about the Old West, appearing as an expert in dozens of Wild West history shows. Bell won an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of the PBS special, Outrageous Arizona, a zany look at the state's centennial, that he also wrote and helped direct. As an author, Bell has brought to life Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok in his best-selling Illustrated Life and Times series. His books Classic Gunfights I, II and III are must-reads about the most important Old West gunfights. Bell’s Bad Men is now in its fourth printing, while his illustrated autobiography, The 66 Kid: Raised on the Mother Road, gives personal insight into the passions that have driven him on his lifelong quest to interpret the history of the American West for audiences around the world.
🖥️ Visit our website: truewestmagazine.com
🛍️ Shop our store: store.truewestmagazine.com
👍 Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/TrueWestMag
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