Outlaw
On the Dodge With Baldy Russell
by Charles Leland Sonnichsen
ISBN: 0804008639
ISBN-13: 9780804008631
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Ohio Univ Pr
Published date: 1984
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Outlaw: On the Dodge with Baldy Russel
C. L. Sonnichsen
Athens, Ohio, USA: Sage Books Swallow Press Ohio University Press , 1984 Bill Mitchell alias Baldy Russell. The story of 30 years of living the life of an outlaw - following the tragic feud between the Mitchell and Truitt families. Hiding under an alias, but trying to live an ordinary life. NF+ Orange soft cover with slight soiling of edge papers. First Trade Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (United States)
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