The Kid
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Scribner, 2016.
ISBN
9781501129759, 1501129759
Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
FICTION HANSEN, R.
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FICTION HANSEN, R.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | FICTION HANSEN, R. | On Shelf |
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Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | FIC HAN | On Shelf |
Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | FIC HANSEN, R. | On Shelf |
Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District - Stacks | FIC HAN | On Shelf |
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Floor | FICTION HANSEN | On Shelf |
Tinley Park Public Library - 1st Floor | FICTION HANSEN, RON | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
301 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781501129759, 1501129759
Notes
General Note
"A novel"--Jacket cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"A new novel from Ron Hansen, the award-winning author of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, about an iconic American criminal of the old West: legendary outlaw, Billy the Kid. Born Henry McCarty, Billy the Kid was a diminutive, charming, blond-haired young man who, growing up in New York, Kansas, and later New Mexico, demonstrated a precocious dexterity at firing six-shooters with either hand--a skill that both got him into and out of trouble and that turned him into an American legend of the old West. He was smart, well-spoken, attractive to both white and Mexican women, a good dancer, and a man with a nose for money, horses, and trouble. His spree of crimes and murders has been immortalized in dime westerns, novels, and movies. But the whole story of his short, epically violent life has never been told as it has been here. In The Kid, Ron Hansen showcases his masterful research and inimitable style as he breathes life into history, bringing readers back into the late 1800s and into Billy's boyhood as a ranch hand just trying to wrest a fortune from an unforgiving landscape. We are with Billy in every gunfight and horse theft and get to know him in full before his grand death in a hail of bullets in 1881 at the age of twenty-one. Original, powerful, and swiftly told, The Kid is an unforgettable read about a uniquely American anti-hero"--,Provided by publisher.
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"Born Henry McCarty, Billy the Kid was a diminutive, charming, blond-haired young man who, growing up in New York, Kansas, and later New Mexico, demonstrated a precocious dexterity at firing six-shooters with either hand--a skill that both got him into and out of trouble and that turned him into an American legend of the old West. He was smart, well-spoken, attractive to both white and Mexican women, a good dancer, and a man with a nose for money, horses, and trouble. His spree of crimes and murders has been immortalized in dime westerns, novels, and movies. But the whole story of his short, epically violent life has never been told as it has been here"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hansen, R. (2016). The Kid (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hansen, Ron, 1947-. 2016. The Kid. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hansen, Ron, 1947-. The Kid Scribner, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hansen, Ron. The Kid First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, 2016.
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