John Wesley Hardin--From Hell Part 1.
I have always been a fan of "The Wild West". It likely comes from having a boyhood in an era when Westerns on television and in the movies was dominant. We had shows (viewed in black and white) like "Bonanza", "The Rifleman", "Rawhide" and "Gunsmoke". As a boy, I got steeped in the lore and legends and later, my interest in the drama of the western gunfighter continued. Time-Life published a series on "The Old West" and I came into possession of "The Gunfighters". I guess it's the first Old West history book I collected. In particular, I became a "fan" of Billy the Kid. Was entertained by "Wild Bill Hickock" and read about many, if not all, the notorious gunmen of the era. Once you 'dig in' and pursue this kind of historical knowledge, it doesn't take long to sort out just how fictional Hollywood versions of what had happened then are. Clint Eastwood does a very good job...
