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Hardin, John Wesley - Signed Book

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Hardin, John Wesley - Signed Book
<Our item number 109762><B>Hardin, John Wesley.</B> &#40;1853-95&#41; One of the West&#39;s most notorious gunfighters, Hardin&#39;s body count was somewhere between 30 and 44. Born in Bonham, Texas, the son of a Methodist preacher, Hardin&#39;s violent career began as a schoolboy and his victims included former slaves, Union soldiers, lawmen, Mexicans, and anybody who crossed him. While serving time for the murder of lawman Charles Webb &#40;1878-94&#41; Hardin earned a law degree and was admitted to the bar after his pardon, but he soon lapsed into his lawless ways. Hardin claimed to have never killed anybody who didn&#39;t need killing, but when he was shot in the back by lawman John Selman, some folks thought Hardin had never looked better. <BR><BR>Book Signed &#34;<I>J.W. Hardin</I>&#34; on the inside cover, 6¾&#34; x 4½&#34;, no place, no date. Fair condition. The book is <U>DeWitt&#39;s Complete American Farrier and Horse Doctor…Showing Plainly How To Breed, Rear, Buy, Sell, Cure, Shoe an d Keep That Most Useful and Valuable Animal, the Horse</U>, by Col. Chris Forrest &#40;New York: Robert M. De Witt, 1870, 208 pp.&#41;. The book is well worn, with some paper loss on edges of covers; the boards have edge wear and are slightly loose at spine; the interior pages are toned with scattered foxing. Hardin&#39;s signature is dark brown and there are a few skips in the ink. A useful book for a man who needed his horse ready for a quick escape. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,500-2,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 109762<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://64.60.141.195/photos/40jpegs/109762.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>