About this episode

This episode explores the life and legend of Billy the Kid, including his crimes and the possibility of his survival after a final ambush.

We're heading west again, this time looking for Billy the Kid. Who was he? What crimes did he really commit? Is there any chance he survived that final ambush? Don is joined by author George R. Matthews, who went back to the sources for his book 'Billy the Kid: The Life Behind the Legend'. Edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   All music from Epidemic Sounds. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Don

Guest: George R. Matthews

Topics covered

• Billy the Kid
• Western history
• American outlaws
• historical accuracy
• legend vs reality

Keywords

• Billy the Kid
• American history
• outlaws
• George R. Matthews
• historical figures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Hit

Books & works: Billy the Kid: The Life Behind the Legend

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