{"product_id":"the-kid-and-me-9781496206893","title":"The Kid and Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrated by George Coe, an aged veteran of New Mexico's Lincoln County War but now a devout painter of village churches, \u003cem\u003eThe Kid and Me\u003c\/em\u003e tells what it felt like to ride alongside Billy the Kid, whom Coe both admired and greatly feared. Gang loyalty, extreme violence, political corruption, and profound moral ambiguity characterize this tale of what made the American West wild.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exciting addition to western lore.\"—Jeanne Greene, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Kid and Me\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly original first-person account told in the hypnotic voice of the retired gunfighter crony of the Kid, George Coe. This is a fascinating tale of a violent, lawless era in American history, with all the famous and infamous characters and events of the Lincoln County War rendered in Frederick Turner’s uniquely fluid style. At the end of this compelling novel the reader is left with the satisfying sense that this, finally, is the true story of Billy the Kid.”—Jim Fergus, author of \u003ci\u003eOne Thousand White Women\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Vengeance of Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Kid and Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterwork of the imagination that accomplishes more authenticity in fewer words than Thomas Berger’s \u003ci\u003eLittle Big Man\u003c\/i\u003e. This delightful new novel is a compelling means of following a fading trail back into the history of the American West.”—Ted Kooser, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of \u003ci\u003eDelights and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fred Turner is a gorgeous writer. . . . His storytelling dazzles again in this lush, original tale of the Old West in all its guts and glory.”—André Bernard, author of \u003ci\u003eNow All We Need Is a Title \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409221558615,"sku":"9781496206893","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496206893.jpg?v=1730506010","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-kid-and-me-9781496206893","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}