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BESTSELLING AUTHOR VISITS CENTRAL LIBRARY TO DISCUSS
NEW BOOK ON LEGENDARY FOLK HERO BILLY THE KID -- April 28th
Explore the Real Life and Death of this Fascinating American Icon with
Award-Winning Historian Michael Wallis
Buffalo, NY – On Saturday, April 28th at 1:30 pm, best-selling author Michael Wallis visits the Central Library as part of a national 12-city tour to discuss his new book BILLY THE KID: The Endless Ride (W.W. Norton & Company; March 2007). Digging deep into the collective memory and factual record, this biography, called “one of the best” by Publishers Weekly, delves into the real life and death of legendary outlaw and enduring American icon, Billy the Kid. Wallis will discuss his experience recreating the saga of Henry McCarty (1859-1881), better known as Billy the Kid, who was the son of an Irish immigrant in Five Points, New York and later traveled west becoming a notorious outlaw.
To complement Wallis’ discussion, Buffalo State Professor and Native Dubliner Laurence Shine will introduce the program with a brief presentation on “An Irish War in New Mexico.” A book sale and signing will complete the entertaining and enlightening afternoon.
Publishing more than 14 books, winner of a National Book Award and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, Wallis is most acclaimed for his best-selling book Route 66 and Pretty Boy Floyd. He is also the host of the new PBS series American Roads as well as an experienced voice man, playing the voice of the sheriff in the animated Pixar feature Cars.
The Library is holding this event in partnership with riverrun, inc., which produces cultural programs in the Buffalo area in collaboration with its international partners in Ireland, Italy, France, Belgium and elsewhere.
This author visit is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.buffalolib.org or call 858-8900.