My Girlhood Among Outlaws

By Lily Klasner

Book Overview

Lily Klasner learned the harsh realities of frontier life at an early age. Born in Texas in 1862, she was only five when her family lost most of their provisions in an Indian raid while trekking to New Mexico; their ranch on the Pecos became a stopover for outlaws; and she assumed leadership of the family at thirteen when her father was murdered.

In My Girlhood Among Outlaws, Lily recalls her experiences with Billy the Kid and other desperadoes, and sets the record straight on popular misrepresentations of events. Of particular interest to historians is her preservation of the diary of famous cattleman and family friend John Chisum.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816503540
• ISBN13: 9780816503544
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Life in Lincoln County

I found this book to be very informative, not so much as accurate history, but as a history of what life was like in Lincoln County in the late 19th Century and early 20th. Very insightful in terms of how people made a living and how they dealt with the everyday lawlessness and violence of that era. I'd recommend it highly to those who want not just to know the facts of that period, but how it felt personally to live through it. Very good insights into the Chisum family and events surrounding the Lincoln Country war and all the players, including Billy the Kid.