{"product_id":"the-kid-9781501133305","title":"The Kid","description":"\"A marvelous journey into both history and imagination...A perfectly compelling and fast-paced story\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) from Ron Hansen about an iconic American criminal of the old West: legendary outlaw, Billy the Kid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn Henry McCarty, Billy the Kid was a diminutive, charming, blond-haired young man who, growing up in New York, Kansas, and later New Mexico, demonstrated a precocious dexterity at firing six-shooters with either hand--a skill that both got him into and out of trouble and that turned him into an American legend of the old West. He was smart, well-spoken, attractive to both white and Mexican women, a good dancer, and a man with a nose for money, horses, and trouble. His spree of crimes and murders has been immortalized in dime westerns, novels, and movies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Kid's story has been told many times. But not like this\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). In his incredible novel, Ron Hansen showcases his masterful research and inimitable style as he breathes life into history, bringing readers back into Billy's boyhood as a ranch hand just trying to wrest a fortune from an unforgiving landscape. We are with Billy in every gunfight and horse theft and get to know him in full before his grand death in a hail of bullets in 1881 at the age of twenty-one. Original, powerful, and swiftly told, \u003ci\u003eThe Kid\u003c\/i\u003e is \"entertaining and lively...an excellent, transportive read\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501133305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Ron Hansen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654830878876,"sku":"9781501133305","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_42de1c2e-0778-412b-9c8e-bb660064f1d7.jpg?v=1603884182","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-kid-9781501133305","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}