Billy the Kid ~ Lawless Days, Short Years

About this episode

The episode explores the early life of Billy the Kid, originally Henry McCarty, and his transformation into a legendary outlaw.

Send us Fan Mail Episode 251 Out on the edge of a young and restless nation, where dust clung to boots and gun smoke drifted across wide New Mexico skies, a boy with a narrow face and watchful eyes began to write his name into legend. He was not born an outlaw. He was born Henry McCarty — a sickly child in a hard, uncertain world. Before the wanted posters, before the headlines, before the nickname that would echo through saloons and sheriff’s offices alike, there was simply a boy trying to...

Topics covered

• Billy the Kid
• outlaws
• New Mexico
• history
• legend

Keywords

• lawless days
• short years
• gun smoke
• young nation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Mexico

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