Billy the Kid's Jail, Santa Fe, New Mexico: A Glimpse into Wild West History on the Southwest's Frontier - Paperback
Billy the Kid's Jail, Santa Fe, New Mexico: A Glimpse into Wild West History on the Southwest's Frontier - Paperback
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by Lynn Michelsohn (Author)
The young outlaw known as Billy the Kid spent the winter of 1880-1881 in Santa Fe-trying desperately to get out of its jail.He hired lawyers.He wrote the governor.He even tried digging his way out Nothing worked.Billy only "escaped" the "safest jail in the Territory" in March 1881, when deputies finally escorted him to the railroad station for a trip to southern New Mexico-where a jury of his peers waited to convict him of murder.But just where was this invincible Santa Fe jail?Today, in Santa Fe, two plaques mark the spot, or rather, two competing spots . . .Lynn Michelsohn tracks down historical sources to identify the long-disputed location of Billy the Kid's Santa Fe jail and to provide this brief glimpse of life in the Wild West on the Southwestern Frontier. (10,000 words; 16 photographs, drawings, and maps)Recommended for Western history buffs, Billy the Kid aficionados, and anyone who loves Santa Fe.
Author Biography
Award-winning author Lynn Michelsohn enjoys sharing her love of New Mexico with readers. Although she has taught psychology and law-related courses at the college level and published her work in professional journals, her forays into historical research and writing are strictly for pleasure. Living for many years in New Mexico, she devel-oped a fascination with the young outlaw Billy the Kid and his world, especially his stays in Santa Fe. Currently, she and her husband intersperse their own time in the City Different with winters on Florida's Hutchinson Island, visits to their two adult sons, and assorted other travels.
