Description
In this wry, rollicking reimagining of the American West, Benjamin Sippy chronicles the brief, violent, and bewildering career of Billy the Kid across the New Mexico Territory and into Mexico. Joined by the charming cowboy Joe Lovelady, Billy rides through a landscape of gunfighters, outlaws, lovers, and opportunists, while Sippy’s devoted storytelling helps transform a reckless young man into a legend. Blending dark humor, tall-tale adventure, and an incisive look at violence and mythmaking, the novel both celebrates and undercuts the romantic image of the Western hero. McMurtry’s casual narrative voice and sharply drawn characters give this unconventional Western the energy of a dime novel—and the depth of a meditation on how history becomes legend.
Available Editions
paperback
Scibner
Published Jan 1, 2001
412 pages
ISBN: 9780743216289
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Details
First Published
1968
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Anything for Billy by Larry McMurtry.