Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid as I knew them : reminiscences of John P. Meadows / edited by John P. Wilson.

Author/creator Meadows, John P.
Other author Wilson, John P. (John Philip), 1935-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2004.
Descriptionxvi, 192 pages : illustrations maps ; 23 cm
Subjects
Billy, the Kid--Friends and associates.
Garrett, Pat F. (Pat Floyd), 1850-1908--Friends and associates.
Meadows, John P., 1854-1936.
Frontier and pioneer life--Southwest, New.
Outlaws--Southwest, New. --Biography.
Sheriffs--Southwest, New. --Biography.
Southwest, New--History. --1848-.

Contents Getting acquainted : Fort Sumner, Pinos Wells, White Oaks -- Billy and the Lincoln County War -- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -- Seven Rivers and Fort Sumner to Silver City in 1880 -- Southern Arizona and return to New Mexico, 1880 -- I go to work for Pat Coghlan -- How we guarded one of Pat Garrett's prisoners -- Recovering stolen horses from the Indians -- Life in the Sacramentos in 1881 -- Murder of the Nesmith family -- Arresting a murderer in 1883 in the Agua Chiquita country -- My association with Pat F. Garrett -- The Howe murder case -- The cowboys and their diversions -- Experiences in the early 1890s -- Feud murder on the Sacramento River -- Making hay where no grass grows now -- Calls 'em down -- Catching a slippery cow thief.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 172-180) and index.
LCCN 2004011802
ISBN0826333257 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks F786 .M493 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold