Author Bill Betenson grew up hearing family stories around the campfire about his famous uncle Robert LeRoy Parker, better known as the outlaw Butch Cassidy.
The Old West stories that hold our attention the longest, even decades after the.
Some believe Butch returned to Wyoming to visit with old friends beginning around 1925.
It follows Butch to the Southwest where he was the mastermind behind other Wyo‚ming robberies before he set sail for Argentina with the Sundance Kid and Etta Place.
The book details Butch\'s escapades, rustling and robberies, capture, trials, and imprisonment until his pardon in 1896.
For this book, the author focuses his attention on the time Butch Cassidy spent in Wyoming, starting in 1889 when he hightailed it north to Wyoming after robbing his first bank.
He presents new details, raises questions, challenges old assumptions, and presents informed interpretations.
Betenson has spent decades asking questions about the life and exploits of Butch Cassidy.
Author Bill Betenson grew up hearing family stories around the campfire about his famous uncle Robert LeRoy Parker, better known as the outlaw Butch Cassidy
