The orphan teen who became the most wanted man in the West.

The legacy of the cowboy and the lore of the Old West lives on in the American culture because of the famous cowboys and the authors who immortalized them and the actors who made them real.

Billy the Kid, born Henry McCarty (November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), was a notorious outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West. Also known as William H. Bonney, he gained infamy for his role in the Lincoln County War and his reputation as a quick-d...