John Wesley Hardin
Subtitle: dark angel of Texas
By: Leon Claire Metz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Mangan Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: El Paso, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Hardin, John Wesley, 1853-1895; Outlaws -- Texas -- Biography; Texas -- History -- 1846-1950
Description: Killing people was inherent to John Wesley Hardin. So he killed many men, perhaps as few as twenty or as many as fifty. Nobody knows the exact figure. Author Leon Metz strips the veneer of western romance from Hardin and delves into this unusual man's murky soul. He finds more here than just a gunfighter biography, but a dark, murderous tragedy. Hardin was both ruthless and righteous. His sense of character echoes loud and clear. He was intensely loyal to his friends and family and believed in spunk as well as the living God. In his own mind, he never shot a man who did not deserve it. It is sufficient to say that John Wesley Hardin was the most feared and fearless of all the Old West's killers -- Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-330) and index.
Maps on lining papers.