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Taylor, Theodore,
BILLY THE KID : A NOVEL
Orlando : Harcourt, 2005
IL YA
ISBN 0152049304
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 Arizona. 1881.  The main character, Billy Bonney. He's 19-years-old and down on his luck.  But he is good with a gun and that gets him noticed.  When Art Smith comes to town, he suggests that Billy team up with him to rob a train.  Billy sees this as his only option to get some money so he goes along with it.  Billy is recognized by one of the passengers and the sherrif begins the pursuit.  Who is this sherrif and why is he so determined to find Billy?
SUBJECTS:     Billy, the Kid -- Fiction.
                        Robbers and outlaws -- Fiction.
                        Cousins -- Fiction.
                        Sheriffs -- Fiction.
                        Arizona -- History -- Fiction.
                        Historical fiction.
                        West (U.S.) -- Fiction.
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