The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid

well done except for the obvious patch ins.

Good history from one who was actually there. Garrett is now looked upon as a villain, but was in fact doing the duty others were afraid to do.

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Like Jeff Guinn? Youll love this book

Where does The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love this book as it is an account from a man who was there- Pat Garrett.
He probably did embellish the truth a bit.. but it is as close as we can get.

What other book might you compare The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid to and why?

Jeff Guinn- Go Down together.
Both books are "authentic" accounts of Wild West gangsters.

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Quite engaging

Though it's a biography of sorts, the historical tale does more than just tell of the notorious Billy the Kid.

Billy the What

Don’t waste your time. I never give up on a book on I open it, but this was almost an exception. Dry as the southwestern setting, the characters, including the Kid, are flat, never developed, and end their runs with no sympathy.

A lot of footnotes, inconsistent audio

The book was interesting. My major issue was that there are long notes at the end of each chapter. The notes are typically interesting and informative, so it would have been better if they were read at the point where they were relevant, not at the end of the chapter. The way it was done makes it seem like you go forward and back a lot, rather than coherently chronological. Also, there are parts of the audio that were clearly re-recorded. The background noise levels are different so the change is obvious and abrupt.

I know its a old book, but comeon.

This book is OK. Just ok. If your interested in Billy the Kid then you probably are going to buy this regardless of what is said about it. I know I disregarded the reviews and bought it anyway. My problem is the recording. It is terrible. It really sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom on a cassette tape and transferred to digital audio later. I understand it probably was recorded a long time ago, but that really is no excuse for the poor audio quality. I hate to be that person, but the narration was also the worse I have ever listened to. Like the person reading it was just reading it like a kid does when called on in class. You know, doesn't really want to read and has no emotion in what he/she is reading. Perhaps if the audio was better I would have been able to appreciate the book more.

Great book

I bought the hard copy so I can read it in more detail. i am fascinated by the history of billy the kid and wanted to read this book.

The Kid

This brought out details that made you feel like you were in the time. Billy was a man you can mess with a little, but don't get on his bad side!