Catherine's Son: The Story of a Boy Who Became an Outlaw - Paperback

by James L. Smith (Author)

Before the world knew Henry McCarty as Billy the Kid, he was a quick-witted and industrious boy living with his mother in the New Mexico Territory. Under his mother's loving guidance, he seemed destined for a conventional life as a law-abiding and well-respected man, a man who would make any mother proud. Fate intervened, however, and young Henry turned to the wrong side of the law, becoming one of history's most notorious outlaws. By the time of his death at age twenty-one, he was known throughout the world as a murderer and thief - the "devil's meat," as one newspaper described him. Catherine's Son is a work of historical fiction that tells the story of how Henry McCarty became Billy the Kid, a young outlaw portrayed by the press as the "terror and disgrace" of the New Mexico Territory.

Author Biography

James L. Smith is a former high school history teacher who has been recognized as the New Mexico Teacher of the Year and a finalist for the National Teachers Hall of Fame. As an education consultant, he has made presentations throughout the United States, as well as in Europe and Asia, dealing with how to teach history and writing. He is the author of three books available on Amazon: "Catherine's Son: The Story of a Boy Who Became an Outlaw," "Skipper Hall, The Life and Religious Philosophy of a Methodist Minister in New Mexico," and "Ideas That Shape a Nation: A Survey of Historical Ideas Important to the Development of the United States."