History of the Lincoln County War by Maurice Garland Fulton and Robert M. Mullin (review)

Authors

Felix D. Almaraz Jr., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

10-1970

Abstract

For more than four decades, through the media of folklore, oral tradition, and motion pictures, the turmoil which erupted in the 1870's in Lincoln County, Territory of New Mexico, has been depicted as a dramatic collision of strong-willed personalities, the most notable of whom was William Bonney, alias Billy the Kid. Even historical literature, with the exception of specialized studies, often presented romanticized versions of that controversial event. For these reasons the publication of Maurice Garland Fulton's History of the Lincoln County War has answered the need for a definitive, objective account of the turbulence in southeastern New Mexico which had national and international repercussions.

Comments

Original published version available at https://www.jstor.org/stable/30238110

Recommended Citation

Almaraz, Félix D. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, vol. 74, no. 2, 1970, pp. 279–280. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/30238110.

First Page

279

Last Page

280

Publication Title

Southwestern Historical Quarterly