Billy The Kid Analysis

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“Billy the kid” does not have much on his early life no mother, father or much of any family. But he was born in New York City, New York in Sep. 1859 And died at the age of 21 At New mexico, Fort Sumner 1889. By the time Billy the Kid was 18 he managed to kill 17 people then,when billy was 21, he had accomplished to kill an astonishing 10 men and possibly more from the Lincoln county war back in 1878. Billy the Kid had many names, one of the where spoiler William Henry McCarty Jr. , or Henry Antrum, and William Bonny was used as well. He was a very interesting character, and a very talented gunman. Billy got so famous Because he managed to escape jail twice and killed two guards escaping. But one guard he ambushed when he was alone for revenge.

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