02253nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10639518 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120927s2013 nmuac sb 001 0beng d 2012037291 9780826352798 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780826352804 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)843077336 n-us-nm F802.L7 C47 2013eb 978.9/6404092 B 23 Chamberlain, Kathleen (Kathleen P.) In the shadow of Billy the Kid [electronic resource] : Susan McSween and the Lincoln County War / Kathleen P. Chamberlain. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2013. xiv, 297 p. : ill., ports. Includes bibliographical references and index. A plain and modest beginning -- A ten-year vanishing act -- The McSweens seek their el dorado -- Malice in the land of enchantment -- Throwing down the gauntlet -- The Lincoln County War -- The big killing -- Beyond the Lincoln County War -- New Mexico's cattle queen -- Retelling the stories -- Out of the shadow: a legacy. "Chamberlain argues that the focus on Billy the Kid has discouraged broader interpretations of the Lincoln County War; she provides a woman's perspective of the historic event and places Susan McSween's life and legacy into the larger context of New Mexico history and of women's experiences in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Southwest"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Barber, Susan McSween, 1845-1931. Billy, the Kid Friends and associates. Women New Mexico Lincoln County Biography. Lincoln County (N.M.) History 19th century. Lincoln County (N.M.) Biography. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10639518 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 48752 48752