When a famous gunfighter came to town, would most folks have recognized him?
Tom Smith,
Mitchellville, Iowa
He probably would have gotten a look that would turn sweet milk to clabber. Guys like John Wesley Hardin were well known. When Hardin hit a town, especially in his home state of Texas, he encountered a lot of staring, whispering and pointing. Most folks wouldn’t dare bother the deadly gunfighter for fear of ending up a notch on his pistol.
Gunfighters were their own best press
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