01943cam a2200349 i 4500 515789598 TxAuBib 20211009120000.0 120927s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012037291 9780826352798 paperback. : alk. paper 0826352790 paperback. : alk. paper (OCoLC)811426982 TxAuBib rda Chamberlain, Kathleen, (Kathleen P.) In the shadow of Billy the Kid : Susan McSween and the Lincoln County War / Kathleen P. Chamberlain. @2013. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2013] xiv, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. 20211009. 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.