{"product_id":"book-of8u","title":"Belle Starr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this definitive biography of the most infamous female outlaw of the nineteenth century, bestselling historian Michael Wallis challenges a notorious legacy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the annals of legendary Wild West desperadoes, Belle Starr is remembered to this day as the Bandit Queen. Shortly after her murder in 1889, a highly romanticized, sensational book was published, titled \u003cem\u003eBella Starr ... The Bandit Queen, or the Female Jesse James\u003c\/em\u003e. It was the first in a series of high-profile portraits to brand Starr as a villain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, celebrated author Michael Wallis parses over a century of mythmaking to reveal the woman behind the renegade legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Starr indeed ran in the same circles as notorious outlaws Jesse James and the Younger brothers, the crimes ascribed to her were greatly embellished-including the fact that the allegedly bloodthirsty Starr more than likely never killed a single person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurning a redemptive eye to Belle Starr's tarnished legacy, Wallis crafts an illuminating portrait of a woman demonized for refusing to accept the genteel Victorian ideals expected of her, a woman who chose instead to live her life outside the law, riding sidesaddle with a pearl-handled Colt .45 strapped to her hip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Highbridge Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50026783637808,"sku":"BDof8u","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":50026783768880,"sku":"ZEof8u","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":50026783801648,"sku":"ZMof8u","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/of8u-Square-cover.jpg?v=1779293089","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-of8u","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}