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100 1  Harkey, Dee,|d1866-|eauthor. 
245 10 Mean As Hell :|bThe Life of a New Mexico Lawman /|cDee 
       Harkey. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bBorodino Books,
       |c[2018] 
264  4 |c©2018 
300    1 online resource (166 pages) 
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520    New Mexico rancher and lawman Dee (Daniel R.) Harkey 
       describes himself as having "been shot at more times than 
       any man in the world not engaged in war." Mean as Hell, 
       originally published in 1948 when Harkey was 83, is his 
       detailed, witty autobiography about his youth in San Saba 
       County of west Texas, where in 1882 he learned from his 
       brother Joe, the sheriff, to "be damned sure you don't get
       killed, but don't kill anybody unless you have to" and his
       adult life in Eddy County after moving to Karlsbad (then 
       Eddy) in 1890. Harkey served as a New Mexico peace officer
       from 1893 until 1911. Among the many cattle rustlers, 
       train robbers, and other outlaws he confronted were Jim 
       Miller, whom Harkey fingers as Pat Garrett's real killer, 
       and the Dalton Gang. Harkey observes that, in 1948, 
       "cattle stealing has gone out of fashion. We've gotten 
       civilized. Instead ... , we now have statesman who 
       practice nepotism, pad the public payrolls and graft as 
       much as they think they can get away with (in an honorable
       way, of course) just like the folks back east." Readers 
       interested in many aspects of the territorial and outlaw 
       West will enjoy Dee Harkey's lively stories. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Brigands and robbers. 
650  0 Frontier and pioneer life|zNew Mexico. 
650  0 Frontier and pioneer life|zTexas. 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws.|2bisacsh 
655  0 Electronic books. 
700 1  Roberts, Gene. 
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