John wesley hardin biography book

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  • In the only authentic autobiography of a gunfighter Hardin reveals the mesh of psychology and circumstance that made him the most dreaded killer in Texas.
  • Buy The Life of John Wesley Hardin: From the Original Manuscript as Written by Himself by Hardin, John Wesley, Badgley, C. Stephen (ISBN: 9780615580555).

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    Reflections in Dark Glass: The Life and Times of John Wesley Hardin

    About McGinnis's Reflections in Dark Glass

    Neither a fictional biography of notorious Texas gunman John Wesley Hardin nor an actual one, Reflections in Dark Glass is based on the personal reminiscences of individuals who knew Hardin best. The book deals with relationships and details not found in the existing literature about the life of Hardin and covers the period from his boyhood to the killing of Deputy Sheriff Charlie Webb in 1874, an altercation which brought about Hardin’s incarceration in 1878 in the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.

    “This is a fascinating text with echoes of Hawthorne and Faulkner… The story is full of mystery… in which the reader has to become a co-creator of the text… Through the Reverend Hardin we explore a certain kind of theology and ponder its effects on others… The post-bellum years in Texas were full of violence, the heritage of which seems still a part of the national scene.” —Joseph M. Flora, author of Vardis Fisher and Hemingway’s Nick Adams

    “…a strange and wonderful combination of personal reminiscence, historical biography, and novel. The character of Hardin is more like a force of nature than a mere man, sensual, proud

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