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John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon.Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense.. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life, in 1877 at the age of 23, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder.
Jul 12, 2024 · John Wesley Hardin was the most notorious killer and quick-draw gunman of the Texas frontier. He killed at least 21 men in gun duels and ambushes in the period 1868–77. Reaching adolescence as the defeated South entered the Reconstruction period, Hardin was virulently antiblack and anti-Yankee and,
Sep 18, 2023 · John Wesley Hardin was one of the Old West’s most notorious killers: a ruthless outlaw who once killed a man just for snoring. A murderer to most, a folk hero to some, but one of the true legends of the Old West was the violent gunslinger John Wesley Hardin.
Nov 16, 2009 · John Wesley Hardin, one of the bloodiest killers of the Old West, is murdered by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas. Born in central Texas on May 26, 1853, Hardin killed his first ...
Mar 22, 2022 · John Wesley (Wes) Hardin, outlaw, son of James G. and Elizabeth Hardin, was born in Bonham, Texas, on May 26, 1853. His father was a Methodist preacher, circuit rider, schoolteacher, and lawyer.
Feb 4, 2023 · John Wesley Hardin was an Old West outlaw in the truest sense of the word, and a perfect encapsulation of the savagery of this era. After witnessing a murder at eight years old and taking his first life at just 15, Hardin, who History called "one of the bloodiest killers" of his time — the Texas State Historical Association says he killed as many as 30 men — would spend much of his life on ...
John Wesley Hardin. Writer: The Lawless Breed. Gunfighter John Wesley Hardin was one of the most notorious killers to come out of the Old West (while staying overnight at a hotel, he was awakened by the snoring of a man in the next room; Hardin reached over, grabbed his pistol and fired a shot through the wall, killing the man). He was a Southerner who harbored a deep hatred of...
Aug 15, 2018 · John Wesley Hardin. The greatest of all the storied Texas gunmen, John Wesley Hardin, has been called the “deadliest killer of ‘em all.”It’s claimed he gunned down twenty to forty men, “not counting Mexicans, Negroes and Indians.”
Nov 14, 2022 · By his own account, John Wesley Hardin was a man more often sinned against than a sinner himself. A gentlemanly gambler who made most of his money betting on horses or dealing in cattle, Hardin left his mark on history as one of the Wild West’s most skilled gunmen, killing at least 21 men in duels and ambushes between 1868 and 1877.
In November of 1868 – at just the tender age of fifteen – John Wesley Hardin killed his first man. And, a few weeks later, he’d kill yet again; this time thr...
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