{"product_id":"9781631494772-belle-starr","title":"Belle Starr","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Truth Behind the Wild West Legend\u003cbr\u003eIn this definitive biography of the most infamous female American outlaw of the nineteenth century, Michael Wallis challenges a notorious legacy\u003cbr\u003eIn the annals of Wild West desperadoes, Belle Starr is remembered as the Bandit Queen. Now Michael Wallis parses over a century of mythmaking to reveal the woman behind the renegade legend.Starr was born Myra Maibelle Shirley in 1848 and was educated to be a Southern belle. Her early years were characterised by the chaotic violence of the American Civil War—she was traumatised by the death of her brother while riding with a guerilla group supporting the Confederate Army and she swore revenge against all Yankees, becoming a “friend to any brave and gallant outlaw”.Turning a redemptive eye to Belle Starr’s legacy, Wallis crafts portrait of a woman demonised for refusing to accept genteel Victorian ideals, who chose to live her life outside the law, riding with a pearl-handled Colt .45 strapped to her hip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56071756251510,"sku":"9781631494772","price":28.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34962121.jpg?v=1754810183","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781631494772-belle-starr","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}