Butch Cassidy traces Robert LeRoy Parker from his early life in the West to leadership of the loosely connected outlaw group remembered as the Wild Bunch. It follows cattle theft, bank and train robberies and the pursuit by private detectives and law officers.
The biography examines Cassidy’s partnership with Harry Longabaugh, the Sundance Kid, and their flight to South America. It distinguishes reliable evidence from later film and folklore, especially concerning the uncertain circumstances of Cassidy’s death and the romantic image of the courteous outlaw.
