"Curly Bill" Horse Thief, Cattle Dealer, Murderer, Lawman: 1858-1909.

RANDOLPH W. FARMER

Publication: Westernlore Press, 2012, Tucson

First edition. 8vo. Limited to 1,500 hardcover copies. Red cloth, titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine, grayish white endpapers, xii, 260 pp., acknowledgments, illustrated, portraits, map, epilogue, notes to the chapters, index. "Curly Bill" was the most famous outlaw in Arizona Territory during the early 1880s. Thought to be originally from Texas, his fate and true identity have remained a mystery. The true identity of Curly Bill has remained unknown prior to this book, where the cradle-to-grave story of William Albert Brosius (correct spelling) is told. Gleaned from Texas state and county archives, this book explains why the historical record has been obscured by the culture of silence in Texas and the Wyatt Earp folklore in Arizona and California. Bill Brosius was not killed by Wyatt Earp for the simple reason that he had left Arizona several months before Earp said he had shot him. Evidence show he returned to Texas where he lived a successful life as a husband, father, and business owner, until his death from natural causes in 1909. As New in dust jacket.

Inventory Number: 51958