Monday, November 21, 2016

Billy the Kid: The Novel

(NYTimes) ... Hansen has an abiding interest in the tension between a historical figure’s publicized persona and the private, unadorned self. Who are these infamous souls? What allows them to sidle across the boundaries of taboo? Why are we forever drawn toward their burning flames? A skilled researcher, Hansen anchors his book in the dark waters of character. The Kid’s story has been told many times. But not like this. Continued

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