William T. Phillips
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William T. Phillips was a Spokane, Washington
author, best remembered for The Bandit Invincible, a biography of the outlaw Butch Cassidy
. A copy of the book is held at The American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming
. Phillips claimed to have known Cassidy since childhood, and states in his book that Butch Cassidy's real name was not Robert Parker. Some have speculated that Phillips was Butch Cassidy but there is no evidence to support the claim.
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
author, best remembered for The Bandit Invincible, a biography of the outlaw Butch Cassidy
Butch Cassidy
Robert LeRoy Parker , better known as Butch Cassidy, was a notorious American train robber, bank robber, and leader of the Wild Bunch Gang in the American Old West...
. A copy of the book is held at The American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
. Phillips claimed to have known Cassidy since childhood, and states in his book that Butch Cassidy's real name was not Robert Parker. Some have speculated that Phillips was Butch Cassidy but there is no evidence to support the claim.
External links
- Spokesman Review recent discussion on Phillips
- The Bandit Invincible Online copy at J. Willard Marriott Library