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Pat Garrett : the man behind the badge / W.C. Jameson.

Pat Garrett, sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, claimed responsibility for the death of the notorious outlaw, Billy the Kid. In a departure from the overwhelming literature that takes lawman Pat Garrett's story-that he killed The Kid in a happenstance meeting in an isolated cabin-as histori...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Jameson, W. C., 1942- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Taylor Trade Publishing, [2016]
Subjects:
Garrett, Pat F. > (Pat Floyd), > 1850-1908.
Billy, > the Kid.
Sheriffs > New Mexico > Lincoln County > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > Southwest, New.
Lincoln County (N.M.) > Biography.
Southwest, New > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Sheriffs.
New Mexico > Lincoln County.
New Southwest.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Origins
  • Headed west
  • The buffalo range
  • Fort Sumner
  • The Lincoln County War
  • Aftermath
  • Re-enter Garrett
  • Counterfeit money
  • Tracking the gang
  • Stinking Springs
  • Prisoner transfer
  • The trial
  • Delivery
  • Escape
  • Crime scene investigation, Lincoln County courthouse
  • Enter John W. Poe
  • The shooting
  • Discrepancies
  • Contradictions
  • The mystery of the inquests
  • Burial
  • The book
  • Transition
  • The Pat Garrett Rangers
  • Real estate agent
  • Pecos Valley irrigation venture
  • Uvalde
  • The fountain case
  • Re-enter Garrett
  • Arrests
  • Garrett and Lee
  • Incident at Wildy Well
  • Surrender
  • Incident at Cox Ranch
  • Trial
  • More troubles, more lies
  • Deeper in debt
  • Enter Wayne Brazel
  • The killing of Pat Garrett
  • The trial of Wayne Brazel
  • Suspects
  • The plot
  • Re-enter Todd Bailey
  • Conclusion.

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