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Category: outlaws and crimes

The Romance of the Outlaw

“John Wesley Harding
Was a friend to the poor
He trav’led with a gun in ev’ry hand
All along this countryside
He opened a many a door
But he was never known
To hurt a honest man.”
…

“John Wesley Harding” by Bob Dylan

Continue reading The Romance of the Outlaw

Posted on February 2, 2015January 17, 2021Categories outlaws and crimesTags history, outlaw, texas

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