The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales
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| Author | Forrest Carter |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Western |
| Published | 1973[1] |
| Publisher | Whippoorwill Publishers[2] |
| Publication place | United States |
| OCLC | 811595 |
The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales is a 1973 American Western novel (also titled Gone to Texas in later editions)[1] written by Asa Earl Carter (under the pen name Forrest Carter). It was adapted into the film The Outlaw Josey Wales directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.[3][4] The novel was republished in 1975 under the title Gone to Texas.[5]
Wales was portrayed by Michael Parks in the 1986 sequel to the film The Return of Josey Wales.[6]
Plot
[edit]Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer, seeks vengeance when his family is murdered by a gang of Unionists during the American Civil War by joining a band of Confederate guerrillas. At the war's end, he refuses to surrender to the victorious Northern forces and instead becomes an outlaw. He then sets out to make a new life for himself, all while trying to outrun the men seeking to hunt him down.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Carter, Forrest (1975). "edition notice". Gone to Texas. New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN 0-440-04565-7. OCLC 1093494.
- ^ "OCLC initial record for The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Weinraub, Bernard (17 December 1997). "Movie With a Murky Background: The Man Who Wrote the Book". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "The education of Little Fraud". Salon.com. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "The Outlaw Josey Wales". Warnerbros.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Gone to Texas by Forrest Carter at the Internet Archive
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