Billy The Kid Short Story

“The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado” Written by Elliott West. I chose to write about this book because of the large range of events and transitions that occurred throughout the American West that the author includes in the text. Elliot West highlights the struggles that many endured while trying to create better circumstances for not only themselves but also their families by moving to the west. He chronicles the adaptations that many white settlers arriving in the west faced in order to be able to make a living for themselves. But another reason why I found the book interesting was because of the way Elliot West provided perspective for each side of the struggle over the American West. He gives us the

Jake rode his horse in thoughtful silence. The outlaw’s violent death didn’t bring him the peace he sought, but it did reinforce his need to return to Texas. With few exceptions, the bodies from the Scarlett Rose were unidentifiable and although the sheriff concluded that Duvall must have perished in the explosion, he wasn’t so sure. Something in the kid’s voice, fear perhaps, made him wonder.

William H. Bonney, who was also known as Billy the Kid and also known as Henry Antrim, was born November 23, 1859. He had slim physique, blue eyes, and sandy blonde hair. These features along with his childish face are why he got the nickname “Kid”. Billy the Kid was a gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier outlaw in the Old American West. According to legend, he killed 21 men, but it is believed that he only killed between four and nine. He killed his first man at the age of 18. He was not a cold-blooded killer or a robber of trains or banks. He is one of the many who fought in the Lincoln County War and he wasn’t a leader but a follower. His wit kept him alive

In the short story “Where Have You Gone Charming Billy?” by Tim O’Brien, Paul faces the task of being in the Vietnam war, which brings out his fearful character. One example of this fright inside of Paul is when he says that, “He did not want to move. But he was afraid, for it was his first night at the war” (1). Paul does not want to move, but his fear of being left alone at war springs him up and into line behind his comrades. Another example of Paul’s terror is when he is thinking of all the things he will tell his mom about the war, like the smell and the leeches as big as mice, “But he would not tell how frightened he had been” (1). This shows that not only does Paul have this fear, but that he also is ashamed of it. The last example of

In the Last Stand, written by Nathaniel Philbrick he discusses a big leader in the Civil War, George Armstrong Custer and how he led his troops with reckless courage. Philbrick wrote this book which can be viewed in many ways: a bloody massacre that is a big part of American history, or a tale of crazy arrogance and even unmatched bravery. One way that this book can be viewed as is the Last Stand being viewed as an account of a well-known battle that encapsulates the treatment of Native Americans during the “Indian Wars.” The next option is that the Last Stand is a retelling story of a history that does not glorify the United States Army in the Indian Wars, but shows the hubris and reckless of the leaders and army. Finally, the Last Stand can be viewed as a double meaning, both the last stand for Custer and the Last Stand for the Sitting Bull and the Lakota Sioux. In this essay, I’m going to discuss the ways in which Custer leads his troops and how he was a powerful leader during this time.

The Battle of Little Bighorn and the Massacre at Wounded Knee were both significant and terrible events that took place in American history during the 1800’s. These two eyewitness documents provide information and details about two important Indian battles against American troops. These events occurred 14 years apart but both were the result of the Sioux Indians being unsatisfied with their freedom taken from them.

This story is based on the events of a boy named Billy Sunday. What is interesting about this book is how it tells about a person that had many events in his life. Also, Billy Sunday is an important person in our history. He became famous for his skills and amazing efforts in baseball and running events. He always had sportsmanship’s in this events. Billy was always up for a challenge no matter the circumstances.

Billy had ended up killing most of the group but was still looking for Sheriff Brady. On April 1, 1878 Billy got his wish. Billy and a group of five friends positioned themselves behind an adobe wall and waited for Brady and his posse to come into town. When they finally did Billy and his band of outlaws opened fire from their ambush and killed Brady and his posse. Even though Billy used great strategy to gain the upper hand on Brady he was regarded as a coward for the ambush and lost the support of the people who had supported him.

Billy the Kid was just a normal kid and then it all started he stole something."He stole some butter and sold it to a silver city store.".William Henry McCarty Jr. also known as “Billy the Kid” was caught with his brother and sent to prison for petty thief. Shortly after his mother died of tuberculosis. His father left or died and billy was orphaned at the age of 15. “Billy the Kid” was killed by sheriff Patrick Garett after he killed his two guards and escaping from prison for killing sheriff Brady. From there it went downhill he started murdering even.Whenever he was older he started working for Tunstall ranch in the city. Then Jimmy Dolan took over the business. The loss of the store made the old owner Tunstall very angry. Tunstall said “The rancher told his men to ride with there guns loaded. The war was about to start”. It’s taking a stand because he didn't just let his store get taken

In the nineteenth century, tension were high between Native Americans and their white invaders. The Native American had resentment towards the white invaders. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, two significant events took place. The first event was the Battle of Little Bighorn that took place in 1876. The second event was the Massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890. Both events had many similarities and differences. The two events would ultimately led to the Native Americans' downfall.

The Sand Creek massacre, known as “Chivington massacre,” that began on November 29, 1864, in Colorado Territory. This massacre, was stricken by a Colorado U.S Volunteer Cavalry led by John M. Chivington, attacked and easily destroyed a village of the Cheyenne and Arapaho. The Native Americans death totaled in an estimate of 70-160 deaths. Mostly, it was women and children who took part of these casualties. As the people wonder, why all of this just for a piece of the Great Plains of the Eastern Colorado. As the west wins, a step closer to Manifest

Tobias Wolff’s parents divorced when he was around 5 years old and Wes Moore’s father die when he was age 3. At the same time, fathers of both these men were missing from their life at an early age. Wolff writes, “For the breakup of our family five years earlier and the misery of her long violent affair, she was going to make up for lost time, and I was going to help her.” By moving from Florida to Utah, Tobias states “We are going to change our luck.” (Wolff, 1989, This Boy’s Life, chapter 1) Likewise, without the presence of a father, the mothers faced raising the boys alone. Just as Moore writes, “I tried to copy his walk, his expressions, I was his main man. That is one of only two memories I have of my father.” (Moore, 2010, The Other

The Sand Creek Massacre is an example of a conflict that been attempted to be resolved, but ultimately ended in hardship and with only one victor. This event in history has lead to the massacre of many innocent Native Americans in exchange for the white man’s greed for gold and land. It had been an ongoing struggle for the U.S. to expand its territory all while preserving land belonging to the Native Americans. With two attempts of relocation already in place, it had been an unavoidable turn of events that ultimately led to a bloody conclusion of the U.S. having to rid of it’s natives to further expand its borders all while having access to the materials and resources found on these reservations. It could be seen as an action the U.S. had to have taken for the good of the country to further build upon the growing nation and one could conclude that these turn of events had to have been done to gain the full benefit of the land out west toward the

He writes that his goal was to force the ghosts of the two to talk, so he could write a more complete history of the infamous hunt of Billy the Kid. The story begins with Billy the Kid in the handcuffs of Pat Garrett. As they ride through the streets of Las Vegas, the reader begins to get

To fully understand the themes within Mark Twain’s novels we all must first understand his upbringing, where he was born, where he was raised, and what was going on within the era of his life. Samuel