Reflections in dark glass : the life and times of John Wesley Hardin /
A revisionist history of John Wesley Hardin, a Texas gunman who in his lifetime killed more than forty men. It is told from three points of view, one of them being his black wet nurse. Hardin is presented as a hero fighting to preserve Southern values following the defeat in the Civil War. It is a d...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Denton :
University of North Texas Press,
[1996]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | A revisionist history of John Wesley Hardin, a Texas gunman who in his lifetime killed more than forty men. It is told from three points of view, one of them being his black wet nurse. Hardin is presented as a hero fighting to preserve Southern values following the defeat in the Civil War. It is a departure from the usual historical accounts, which portray Hardin as a cold-blooded killer. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 180 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1574410083 9781574410082 |