John Wesley Hardin: Dark Angel of Texas

by Leon Claire Metz

Book Overview

"John Wesley Hardin kills men just to see them kick. On one occasion he charged the town of Cuero all alone with a yell of "rats to your holes." Such a shutting up of shops had not been seen since the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806129956
• ISBN13: 9780806129952
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book

The most detailed account of Hardin I ever read. A real page turner filled with excellent photos. I have no respect or admiration for Hardin but I like to read about the "bad" guys. Metz is an excellent writer and I highly recomend his other books.

Leon Metz paints a very believable picture.

What I like most about the writtings of Mr. Leon Metz is how he tells of what is said to have happened, what may possibly have happened and what probably did happen. As any old west buff knows, truth was not always a top priority and many stories were blown so out of proportion that the truth may never be known. Mr. Metz uses research along with common sense and comes up with truely believable aspects of this notorious outlaw who was clearly the greatest gunfighter of his time. This is an excellent book by an excellent author about the old west's most dangerous man.

Leon Metz's "John Wesley Hardin - Dark Angel Of Texas"

Leon Metz is a meticulous researcher who adds human interest information to his biography of John Wesley Hardin. He writes well and his narrative flows. I learned much from Mr. Metz's novel and thoroughly enjoyed his writing style. I highly recommed this book.

Excellent account of the noted desperado

This is a fascinating book that I found very hard to put down. Mr. Metz' writing style is very folksy and engaging, yet quite scholarly. He neither presents Hardin as a hero, nor does he pass judgement: the facts speak for themselves.Now on to the next Leon Metz book! This reviewer will definitely read them all.

Best biography of Hardin yet.

Having considered myself a sort of amateur historian of Texas figures, I know quite a bit about J.W. Hardin. Leon Metz's biography is the most honest and thoroughly researched one I've come across yet. This along with Metz's engaging writing style made this book a hard one to put down. He doesn't glorify or vilify this Texas gunman, and the reader comes away with a new understanding of the times and tribulations of those who lived on the frontier. I'm a hard sell, and yet I would recommend this book to anyone interested in characters of the American West.