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Billy the Kid

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Billy the Kid
William Henry McCarty, Jr.
Birthday
Died
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Livestock Rustler (Horses only) Cowboy Outlaw Murderer

Billy the Kid

nickname of William H Bonney. 1859--81, US outlaw
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Billy the Kid

(William H. Bonney, 1859–1881) infamous cold-blooded killer. [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 30]

Billy the Kid

(William H. Bonney, 1859–1881) Brooklyn-born gunman of the Wild West. [Am. Hist.: Worth, 27]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

Billy the Kid

See Bonney, William H.
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