Billy the Kid | The Lincoln County War | 2

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In 1877, Billy the Kid was saved from a life of crime by a wealthy Englishman named John Tunstall, who saw potential in the teenage outlaw. Soon, however, Billy was drawn into a vicious war between Tunstall and a rival cattle baron, one that would force him to return to his gunslinging ways.

When Tunstall himself was murdered in the escalating Lincoln County War, Billy swore he would get revenge. The violence that followed was shocking even by the standards of the Wild West. The Kid would become a major player in the bloodshed, made infamous by newspapers throughout the country. Ultimately, it would force him to once again flee from the law – and set him on a path towards a showdown with his arch enemy, the ruthless Jimmy Dolan.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon music.
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0:09.6	Imagine it's December 1877 in the town of Lincoln in New Mexico territory.
0:24.6	It's a chilly morning under a pale winter sun.
0:27.2	Whoa, whoa.
0:28.2	You've just arrived at the Lincoln jail for a meeting with a prisoner who stole two of your prized horses.
0:34.6	You thought once they caught the young thief, that that would be the end of it.
0:38.2	But then he received an urgent request from the prisoner to meet you.
0:41.6	He said he could help you with some information.
0:48.2	You're not sure what to make of this situation.
0:50.6	But there's a lot that's new and unusual to you in New Mexico.
0:54.0	You're a wealthy Englishman who arrived here barely a year ago with plans to create a livestock empire.
0:59.6	You're interested in gaining any advantage you can.
1:02.6	And maybe this young thief has something.
1:05.6	You pass a guard armed with a shotgun and walk up to the bars to get a good look at the horse wrestler.
1:11.2	So, you're a kid, Antrim?
1:13.8	Yes, sir, I am.
1:14.8	And I'm much obliged to you for taking the time to see me.
1:18.0	He's polite, surprising these parts.
1:20.6	You look him up and down.
1:22.2	Kid is certainly a fitting nickname.
1:24.6	He's rail-thin with buck teeth that give him a permanently childlike expression.
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