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In the shadow of Billy the Kid Susan McSween and the Lincoln County War /

"Chamberlain argues that the focus on Billy the Kid has discouraged broader interpretations of the Lincoln County War; she provides a woman's perspective of the historic event and places Susan McSween's life and legacy into the larger context of New Mexico history and of women's experiences in the l...

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Main Author: Chamberlain, Kathleen (Kathleen P.)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2013.
Subjects:
Barber, Susan McSween, > 1845-1931.
Billy, > the Kid > Friends and associates.
Women > New Mexico > Lincoln County > Biography.
Lincoln County (N.M.) > History > 19th century.
Lincoln County (N.M.) > Biography.
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Table of Contents:
  • A plain and modest beginning
  • A ten-year vanishing act
  • The McSweens seek their el dorado
  • Malice in the land of enchantment
  • Throwing down the gauntlet
  • The Lincoln County War
  • The big killing
  • Beyond the Lincoln County War
  • New Mexico's cattle queen
  • Retelling the stories
  • Out of the shadow: a legacy.

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