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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Become a Historical Detective

For Students 3rd - 8th
Search American Memory collections and play the role of a detective in this lesson that seeks to find out if Billy the Kid really was killed by Pat Garrett at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
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Website
Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: The Death of Billy the Kid, 1881

For Students 9th - 10th
An eyewitness account from Pat Garrett that explains the circumstances surrounding his killing of Billy the Kid.