Here I have listed various books I have used as references and sources for the info on my site. In addition to these books, I have used interviews with many fellow historical buffs, magazine articles, and old newspapers as sources. I have included the title of the book, the name of the author, and the year of publication. The books are listed in chronological order of publication.
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An Authentic Life of Billy the Kid---Pat F. Garrett--1882
History of Billy the Kid---Charles A. Siringo--1920
The Saga of Billy the Kid---Walter Noble Burns--1926
Frontier Fighter---George W. Coe--1934
The Real Billy the Kid---Miguel Otero--1936
Jesse James Was My Neighbor---Homer Croy--1949
Alias Billy the Kid---C. L. Sonnichsen & W. V. Morrison--1955
Tragic Days of Billy the Kid---Frazier Hunt--1956
A Fitting Death For Billy the Kid---Ramon F. Adams--1960
Dave Rudabaugh: Border Ruffian---F. Stanley--1961
The Complete and Factual Life of Billy the Kid---William Brent--1964
History of the Lincoln County War---Maurice G. Fulton--1968
Billy the Kid: A Date with Destiny---Marion Ballert & Carl W. Breihan--1973
Pat Garrett: The Story of a Western Lawman---Leon C. Metz--1974
Wild and Wooly: An Encyclopedia of the Old West---Denis McLoughlin--1975
The Shooters---Leon C. Metz--1976
Los Bilitos: The Story of Billy the Kid and His Gang---Louis Leon Branch--1976
The Gunfighters: The Authentic Wild West---James D. Horan--1976
Inventing Billy the Kid: Visions of the Outlaw in America, 1881-1981---Stephen Tatum--1982
Billy the Kid: A Handbook---Jon Tuska--1983
Jessie Evans: Lincoln County Badman---Grady E. McCright & James H. Powell--1983
The Kid: Billy the Kid---Bill Rakocy--1985
Alias Billy the Kid: The Man Behind the Legend---Donald Cline--1986
Sheriff William Brady: Tragic Hero of the Lincoln County War---Donald R. Lavash--1986
Sheriff Pat Garrett's Last Days---Colin Rickards--1986
High Noon in Lincoln: Violence on the Western Frontier---Robert M. Utley--1987
They 'Knew' Billy the Kid: Interviews With Old-Time New Mexicans---Robert F. Kadlec, ed.--1987
Billy the Kid and Me Were the Same---William A. Tunstill--1988
The Capture of Billy the Kid---James H. Earle, ed.--1988
Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life---Robert M. Utley--1989
Wilson and the Kid---Donald R. Lavash--1990
Antrim and Billy---Don Cline--1990
I Buried Billy---Paco Anaya--1991
The Billy the Kid Quiz---Allen Barker--1991
Lincoln County War: A Documentary History---Frederick Nolan--1992
Antrim is My Step-Father's Name: The Boyhood of Billy the Kid---Jerry Weddle--1993
Whatever Happened to Billy the Kid?---Helen Airy--1993
The Kid With Fast Hands---Allen Barker--1993
Such Men as Billy the Kid: The Lincoln County War Reconsidered---Joel Jacobsen--1994
Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen and Outlaws---Jay Robert Nash--1994
Billy the Kid: The Story, The Trial---Randy Russell--1994
El Chivato: The Legend of Billy the Kid---Elizabeth Fackler---1995
Billy the Kid: Killed in New Mexico, Died in Texas---Dr. Jannay P. Valdez & Judge Bobby E. Hefner--1995
Trailing Billy the Kid---Philip J. Rasch---1995
Goodbye Billy the Kid---Harold L. Edwards--1995
The Illustrated Life and Times of Billy the Kid, 2nd Edition---Bob Boze Bell--1996
The Billy the Kid Quiz #2---Allen Barker--1996
Legends and Lies: Great Mysteries of the American Southwest---Dale L. Walker--1997
Gunsmoke in Lincoln County---Philip J. Rasch--1997
The Return of the Outlaw Billy the Kid---W. C. Jameson & Frederick Bean--1998
The West of Billy the Kid---Frederick Nolan--1998
Warriors of Lincoln County---Philip J. Rasch--1998
Lincoln County War Heroes and Villains---Drew Gomber--1998
Billy the Kid: A Graphic History---Willard Ballow--1998
The Billy the Kid Travel Guide: In the Footsteps of America's Most Famous Outlaw---Ron Swartley--1999
J. B. 'Billy' Mathews: Biography of a Lincoln County Deputy---Elvis E. Fleming--1999
Bad Men: Outlaws & Gunfighters of the Wild West---Bob Boze Bell--1999
Frank and Jesse James: The Story Behind the Legend---Ted Yeatman--2000
An Authentic Life of Billy the Kid, Annotated Edition---Pat F. Garrett, with notes and commentaries by Frederick Nolan---2000
