In an era and an area notable for badmen and gunslingers, John Wesley Hardin was perhaps the most notorious. Considered by many of his contemporaries to be almost illiterate, he nevertheless left for publication after his death in 1895 this autobiography, which, though biased, is remarkably accurate and readable.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition.
Originally published in 1896. This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company. This book is not an OCR'd or photocopied reproduction. It has been completely recreated from the text of the original book.
And I would like to thank also William F. Kelleher , that eminent dealer in Western books of Cliffside Park , N. J. Pasadena , Texas Robert G. McCUBBIN THE LIFE OF JOHN WESLEY HARDIN PREFACE IN PRESENTING THIS xxi JOHN WESLEY HARDIN.
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
lee. APril. 1895. “I saw in an upper window of a lodging house [...] the wife and daughter of the fugitive.”1 ... The arrest of Mrose was the result of investigative police work by a Santa Fe Railroad detective named Beauregard Lee.
" ... the only authentic autobiography of a gunfighter ... reveals [what] made him the most dreaded killer in Texas, admitting to at least 40 fatal shootings ..."--Cover.
John Wesley Hardin, the most famous and violent gunfighter ever to ride across the sweeping Texas landscape, comes to life again in this gripping true story that spans over forty years in the tumultuous history of nineteenth century Texas.
Thus spoke one lawman about John Wesley Hardin, easily the most feared and fearless of all the gunfighters in the West.
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