BILLY THE KID: THE YOUNG GUN
The Old West is steeped in stories of legendary shoot-outs, fast-living outlaws and colourful characters – but none are more famous than Billy the Kid
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Atkins’ saloon is a typical crusty den of hard drinking and hard gambling in Arizona territory, where locals belch and grunt away their evenings after a day toiling on ranches or at the nearby military fort of Camp Grant. It’s where young ranch hand and small-time horse-and-saddle thief Henry Antrim – who could be no older than 16 or 17 – often rides with his wages jangling in his pockets in the hopes of getting lucky at poker.