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    Tall Tales & Half Truths of Pat Garrett
    Tall Tales & Half Truths of Pat Garrett
    Tall Tales & Half Truths of Pat Garrett
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    Tall Tales & Half Truths of Pat Garrett

    By John LeMay

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    While many lionize Billy the Kid, the man who killed him, Sheriff Patrick Floyd Garrett, has a rarely told but riveting true story all his own. His adventurous life spawned many a far-fetched, exciting legend. In 1896, Garrett's investigation of the still-unsolved murder of Albert J. Fountain on the White Sands led to nothing but a gunfight and a dead deputy. Some say that Garrett faked the details the night the Kid was brought to ultimate justice, while others swear another wannabe hero did him in. In perfect irony, Garrett's own 1908 death is shrouded in mystery. Some report he died by the hand of Billy the Kid himself. Author John LeMay exposes fabricated tales for what they are and focuses on memories long forgotten about Billy the Kid's personal grave digger, Sheriff Pat Garrett.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe History Press
    Release dateMay 9, 2016
    ISBN9781625858160
    Tall Tales & Half Truths of Pat Garrett
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    John LeMay

    John LeMay is the author of many books on the history of Roswell, Southeastern New Mexico, and the Southwest. His most recent book, Tall Tales & Half Truths of Billy the Kid, was published in 2015. Tall Tals & Half Truths of Pat Garrett is its sequel. LeMay is a past president of the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico in Roswell.

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