"The Hawken rifle, brand new, of .30 caliber, cost Johnson fifty dollars. This was double the price charged in St. Louis--but not out of reason. It was the best make, and meant all the difference between life and death." P. 25-26, "Crow Killer--The Saga of Liver-Eating Lohnson", by Raymond W. Thorp and Robert Bunker.
The story came from "Del" Gue, long time friend of Johnson, who told it to J.F. Anderson(AKA White-Eye) over a long friendship late in Gue's life from 1885 to sometime after 1900. Raymond Thorp first started to write the tale in interviews of White-Eye starting around 1940-41.
The cpyright date that is earliest is 1969.
The story came from "Del" Gue, long time friend of Johnson, who told it to J.F. Anderson(AKA White-Eye) over a long friendship late in Gue's life from 1885 to sometime after 1900. Raymond Thorp first started to write the tale in interviews of White-Eye starting around 1940-41.
The cpyright date that is earliest is 1969. Del Gue told the story so I doubt he could have had too many facts wrong. Rating bores strictly by balls per pound was going by the wayside in the 19th century, that was an English system that started falling out when we kicked out the English; at least as far as rifles are concerned.
Johnson lived from 1822-1900, entered the frontier scene in 1843, fought in the civil war, and eventually checked himself into a veteran's hospital in Los Angeles, CA, where his grave can be found today.
""Del" Gue told much of this story. As Johnson's partner, Del Shared many of his experiences. AS good talker and listener Del heard and sorted out what many another Mountain Man had seen of Johnson." p. 11
""Del told Johnson's story in special detail to "White-Eye"--J.F. Anderson. As one who had observed some of Johnson's exploits for himeself, Anderson took special care that the story be set against exact physical background." p.11
"...White-eye spoke only what he was sure of, anyone who knew the old man could testify." p.14
"[Raymond W. Thorp]...was in correspondence with men who knew Jonhson in the 1870's and 1880's,...he knew the way Mountain Men talked, from his own long association with the last of them." p.14
These were authors that knew their stuff, first person, second person in the case of White-eye, whose eveidence they diligently cross referenced with other interviews, governement and municipal records. I have no doubt the accuracy of the text.
Much has been batted around about John Johnson, this book cut through the b.s. to tell the amazing story of a great man.
Ashelocoa
The story came from "Del" Gue, long time friend of Johnson, who told it to J.F. Anderson(AKA White-Eye) over a long friendship late in Gue's life from 1885 to sometime after 1900. Raymond Thorp first started to write the tale in interviews of White-Eye starting around 1940-41.
The cpyright date that is earliest is 1969.
The story came from "Del" Gue, long time friend of Johnson, who told it to J.F. Anderson(AKA White-Eye) over a long friendship late in Gue's life from 1885 to sometime after 1900. Raymond Thorp first started to write the tale in interviews of White-Eye starting around 1940-41.
The cpyright date that is earliest is 1969. Del Gue told the story so I doubt he could have had too many facts wrong. Rating bores strictly by balls per pound was going by the wayside in the 19th century, that was an English system that started falling out when we kicked out the English; at least as far as rifles are concerned.
Johnson lived from 1822-1900, entered the frontier scene in 1843, fought in the civil war, and eventually checked himself into a veteran's hospital in Los Angeles, CA, where his grave can be found today.
""Del" Gue told much of this story. As Johnson's partner, Del Shared many of his experiences. AS good talker and listener Del heard and sorted out what many another Mountain Man had seen of Johnson." p. 11
""Del told Johnson's story in special detail to "White-Eye"--J.F. Anderson. As one who had observed some of Johnson's exploits for himeself, Anderson took special care that the story be set against exact physical background." p.11
"...White-eye spoke only what he was sure of, anyone who knew the old man could testify." p.14
"[Raymond W. Thorp]...was in correspondence with men who knew Jonhson in the 1870's and 1880's,...he knew the way Mountain Men talked, from his own long association with the last of them." p.14
These were authors that knew their stuff, first person, second person in the case of White-eye, whose eveidence they diligently cross referenced with other interviews, governement and municipal records. I have no doubt the accuracy of the text.
Much has been batted around about John Johnson, this book cut through the b.s. to tell the amazing story of a great man.
Ashelocoa
