📘"The Rebel Outlaw: Josie Wales" (1973, later republished as "Gone To Texas") written by popular 70's author "Forrest"Carter (alias Asa Earl Carter)- as it turns out, Josie's turbulent, twisted, post-antebellum plot, mirrors the author's own, "anti-hero" secret "outlaw" 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀𝙎... [see "The Story Behind The Story of Josey Wales"]...
I saw "The Outlaw Josie Wales" in the theater in 1976. Since then I have watched it dozens of times and have read the books written by Forrest Carter from which the movie was derived. It never gets old.
I heard this story from some folks in a truck stop diner in western Mo. while discussing the book “The Outlaw Jose Wales”. It appears that Wilson was from an area near where I was. I realize the book is a work of fiction, however it does contain threads of truth about that time in our history. Clint Eastwood really did the book justice, as he seemed to stay truthful to the theme and characters therein. It is still one of my favorite Eastwood films.
if you're a real avid reader you'll find that almost every work of fiction hides a lot truth , as many a true story can't always be told because their not always believed
You forgot the Yankees in southern Missouri were made up of Kansas red legs . They were worse than the Missouri Bush Wackers my great great uncle was one and my grandmothers mother counted 21 notches on his pistol.
Besides one of the best renditions of "Old 1812," I was stuck in New Bern, NC, due to Thunderstorms. I flew down to South Carolina for some fireworks, 200 years of American Freedom. My brother and another pilot decided to go see a movie and it was The Outlaw Joesy Wales, on our return to the hotel, the news broke, Operation Thunder Bolt had just taken place. It was the only time my brother flew with me, and one of the only times we enjoyed each other's company. I retired after 47 years of flying in 2020 due to COVID, my brother past on in Feb of that year, I had not talked to him in 10 years in person, only once in a while on FB. I consider Josey Wales to be the second greatest western of all time, with number one taken by The Searchers. Chief Dan George should have gotten best supporting actor, for Lone Wattie. " All I have is this piece of hard rock candy, its not for eaten, its for looking thru."
I got to be friends with actor John Vernon, who played Fletcher in the movie. He said it was a great experience filming it. He said Clint Eastwood demanded perfection.
@MissKittysWildWestAdventurers Folks here in the Ozarks of Southern Missouri still idolize "THE Bushwhacker". Folks here follow a "live and let live" ethos, and will help a stranger in need... until we're wronged, and then "don't like to get law involved" and handle it ourselves. No boast. Folks here still communicate ballistically. What's the lesson? Never leave the Ozarks, especially to go to Texas
The Outlaw Josey Whales is my all-time favorite movie. I have watched it more times than I can tell you. about Having this little bit of extra knowledge of this movie just added a little lore icing to my cake ; and I love frosting...LOL...Thanks !
Thank you for the post, never knew any of this !! Josey Wales is my absolute favorite Eastwood movie !! Taking revenge for his family I had no problem with !! ✊️
This is my favorite Clint Eastwood Movie.Yes I knew that this movie was based on a true story.I always love movies that are based on a True Story rather than fantasy or futuristic movies.Glad that you pointed this out so that unknowning people would know why He fought with the South and Quontrails Raiders.
I live the movie! But my husband can tell the whole movie and he won’t let me listen 😂 I can even blind fold him and he will tell it like if he’s in the movie lol!
@@MissKittysWildWestAdventurers he was always at the gym as growing up, he has no idea if I do that, It was home, school and gym everyday until 17 yrs of age, then it was work work work, I have to show the movie so he can understand, I swear he could’ve been a ghost in this world if I hadn’t grabbed he’s arm and took him home with me, 20 yrs together this yr😊
"JOSEY WALES" One my favorite westerns. I don't think any one but Clint Eastwood could have played that role. I didn't know anything about Wilson,but it looks like they stuck to the true story to a degree. This is my 1st visit to your channel,glad I visited. Learned a lot in a short amount of time.
"I've got nothin' but this piece of hard rock candy. But it's not for eatin' It's just for lookin' through." "And when we thought about it long enough...'endeavor to persevere'...we declared war on the Union." RIP Chief Dan George.
Thank you for this information, I was talking to my Boss at work. He is a Civil War reenacter. He seemed to think I was making up Bill Wilson. Also thanks for the the shout out. Sincerely Smokey Wilson.
Bill Anderson, Quantrill and The Raiders wintered here in North Texas through out the war. Dallas Denton,Mckinney, Ft Worth Sherman. About 4 counties. Jesse James sister and husband lived near by. Many made it down to Texas to live after the war. Great research and story telling mam. Keep it up.
In working on my family history, the only two times a member was mentioned in the newspaper, both began with "Truth is stranger than fiction." As a movie goer you can tell a Hollywood generated script and the ones based on a true story. They don't follow an expected plot, often the good and bad guys are muddled. I can't add anything to the Bill Wilson story, it is the first I heard of it. The problem with war especially Civil War atrocities happen on both sides no matter how noble the cause is. The Southern bitterness lasted for decades over Reconstruction. One of my eye witnesses said all the Old West gunfights were often between ex-soldiers of the North and South, just like the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Yes, the gunfight at the OK Corral really came down to a political war. North vs South or Republican vs Democrat -- the story is the same. Thank you for your comment.
Just pointing this out here but anyone who thinks that a bushwacker is specifically a Confederate I seriously recommend you go look up the definition a bushwacker because it says nothing about it being specific to either side and if you look into it you'll find that both Union and Confederate forces employed bushwacker units because of the guerrilla warfare specialization being necessary defeat larger forces with the least troops lost because The bushwackers would attack supply lines for larger forces they essentially were the civil war equivalent do the modern special forces
Thank you for your comment. The term is usually applied to Confederate or other “losers” of any war. After all, it’s the winners who write the history books. But I get what you’re saying. Thank you for watching.
You are Awesome ❤ I love watching your videos, this is my favorite one cuz I watch Josey Wales so many times and I am from Ft.Worth,Tx. And didn't know he went to Texas,now I know. Thank you Miss Kitty 😊
And I think the movie outlaw Josey Wales was remade last year in the Norwegian film Sisu which was about an Norwegian farmer who starred in ambushing Nazis during World War II
@@MissKittysWildWestAdventurers well I looked it up. The plot is exactly the same, but they said the movie was based on a real Norwegian, who basically did the same exact thing outlaw juicy Wells did. But it’s an excellent movie you can watch for TH-cam but if you see it, the plot is exactly the same just with Nazis and Norwegians
What happened to Bill Wilson happened to my Great Great grandfather and his brother. New Years day 1864 the Union army kicked in their door, for the same reasons. Then they were taken outside with one of their slaves and shoot them. The army stole everything of value, my family were well off so it was considerable. They then burned the house and barns and left.
I'm sorry to hear that. It's true that atrocious things happened by both sides and to both sides during and after the Civil War (well, any war for that matter). Thank you for watching.
I rode the horse that eastwood rode in movie not far like a 100 yards my friend rented alot of animals to stock contractors back then he also rented the livestock to on the river
It was written by Asa Carter under the name Forrest Carter. He wrote political speeches for George Wallace before becoming a writer of western fiction. He is also linked to the KKK.
Always have had an interest, because my first cousin on the paternal side is a collateral descendant of William Quantrill. Her great x 3 grandfather, a younger brother of Quantrill. Though History views Quantrill as a brutal and savage criminal. He was an educated man for that time. His story not only shows that history is written by the victors, but also the division in American during that era. Both sides, Union and Confeferate, guilty of heinous atrocities. Forest Carter used William Wilson, snd his story, as a historical figure around which he built his fictional protagonist, Josey Wales. He even references this in the book, as hostilities end, as Josey is aliased by new found friends, as Mr. Wilson, ending the search of a man determined by one side to be an Outlaw, becausd of his refusal to bend his knee. Though Carter's work is fictional, it is based loosely around the life of William Wilson. As a side note, the names Wales and Wilson are linked much further back in history. Wales and Wallace, both refer to the bearer as being Welsh, from Wales in the British Isles. Wilson, hearkens back, to the time when the son of the name bearer, due to Scandinavian (Viking influence in the 8th and 9th Centuries) influence as a shortened derivitive of "Wale's Son into Wilson." In the late 70s, The Outlaw Josey Wales was a frequent matinee feature at a theater on Saturday afternoons. My best friend and I, went to see that matinee so many times, I don't have enough fingers and toes to count how many times we went. When VCRs became popular, the movie was one of the first I bought. When DvDs replaced Video Tapes, again I bought a copyvwhen it was released. Just rewatched it again a out 3 weeks ago, and I'm still as fond of it now as I was nearly 50 years ago.
There was one Southern sharp shooter up high on a hill. He would shoot Union soldiers drifting by on ships that wdnt down river. I dont recall his name. Interesting also are stories of tough ladies passing off as MEN, fighting during the Civil War. 😊❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
U betcha I give U thumbs up!😅 Imma big Clint fan/"Josey Wales" my top 10 fav, BUT...I see it as a conglomeration of many similar situations/reactions to bad experiences. My American ancestors traced back to 1629/31 paternal & Land Grant by King George maternal. I live beside Original Wilderness Road in SWVa, in area settled circa 1735. True history fascinates me, and I aopreciate your vid. I have often wondered if there was a singular story that sparked the "Josey Wales"saga. NEway, I'm 'scribing to ur chan, awaiting mor! TY!
Loved Outlaw Josie Wales movie. However another movie, more accurate of the Border situation, was Ag Lee's "Ride with the Devil" that I highly recommend to anyone interested in this subject. Movie has actors that are correct age and physical appearence to the characters they represent. which is rare for most historic movies. ( Others that come to mind are Zefferelli's "Romeo and Julet" and Lee Marvin's "The Big Red One" and the Australian "The Virgin Soldiers").
I was trying to get to know a Cherokee woman in a bar in North Carolina and having no luck until i told her "i endeaver to persevere".It worked. Abraham lincoln really said that to the Cherokees.😊
Really like this movie. One of my favorite scenes was when Josey Wales was on a ferry boat and some snake oil salesman in a white coat approached him, trying to sell him some tonic. Wales spits a big wad of tobacco on the dude's coat and says, "Wonder what it does for stains." Always cracked me up.
Josey Wales is a fictional character created by author Asa Earl Carter (writing under the pseudonym Forrest Carter as a supposedly Cherokee writer) for his 1973 novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales (republished in 1975 as Gone to Texas).
Josey Wales was a fictional character based on the real person William Wilson. That’s why at the end of the movie, when his friends introduced him, they called him Mr. Wilson.
The character Clint Eastwood portrayed in the movie Unforgiven. I believe it was William Munny or something that close. It was supposedly based on a real person. I would like to know if that is true or not.
I have ancestors in Southwest Missouri that lost their land during the Civil War... they fled to Arkansas. I also have ancestors in the Northeast corner of Texas where the Bushwhackers went... that was an awful place to be during and after the CW! (Do you know about the Lee-Peacock Feud?) Love your stuff, Miss Kitty! 🙂
And the Sutton-Taylor feud as well. The Hatfield - McCoy feud is the most widely known, but Texas likely had more feuding activity happen there than anywhere else in the country.
Thank you. True West has an app featuring their current and back issues. I really enjoy the magazine and have learned a lot. However, you may be able to find a current edition at a book store. Looking forward to your research.
As a suggestion... the period of the gold rush in California and the firearms involved and the more colorful personalities might be a good subject for you. Your delivery is both pleasant and informative so thank you.
So, some of his old comrades said they killed him and no one knows where the grave actually is??? Kinda like in the movie, his old comrade, Fletcher, looks him right in the face and goes along with Wales calling himself Mr. Wilson...
I became aware of the controversy by reading the March/April edition of True West page 15. It will be interesting to learn more about the Dearborn photos and if they are credible. Thank you.
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The book the movie "The Outlaw Josey Wales" was based on the book, "Gone To Texas".
Thank you!
Ah yes bushwhackers the profession of shoo ting men in the back
📘"The Rebel Outlaw: Josie Wales" (1973, later republished as "Gone To Texas") written by popular 70's author "Forrest"Carter (alias Asa Earl Carter)- as it turns out, Josie's turbulent, twisted, post-antebellum plot, mirrors the author's own, "anti-hero" secret "outlaw" 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀𝙎...
[see "The Story Behind The Story of Josey Wales"]...
I saw "The Outlaw Josie Wales" in the theater in 1976. Since then I have watched it dozens of times and have read the books written by Forrest Carter from which the movie was derived. It never gets old.
Agree. I was 13 that summer and saw it at the town cinema. Best western ever made.
Thank you for watching and for your comment.
The story of Forrest Carter is even more bizarre.
@@pedroV2003 Yes it is but his two Josey Wales books were wonderful
Miss kitty,I always learn something from you:):)
Happy to help. Thanks for watching!
@@MissKittysWildWestAdventurers you still look GREAT:)
I heard this story from some folks in a truck stop diner in western Mo. while discussing the book “The Outlaw Jose Wales”. It appears that Wilson was from an area near where I was. I realize the book is a work of fiction, however it does contain threads of truth about that time in our history. Clint Eastwood really did the book justice, as he seemed to stay truthful to the theme and characters therein. It is still one of my favorite Eastwood films.
Thank you for watching and for your comment!
The movie follows the narrative in the book very closely and even lifts some of the dialog from the actual text.
if you're a real avid reader you'll find that almost every work of fiction hides a lot truth , as many a true story can't always be told because their not always believed
One of my favorite Clint Eastwoods movies.
You forgot the Yankees in southern Missouri were made up of Kansas red legs . They were worse than the Missouri Bush Wackers my great great uncle was one and my grandmothers mother counted 21 notches on his pistol.
Me too! Thank you for watching!
One of my favorite movies of all time. I never knew it was based on a real person. Always wondered though. Thanks for sharing this information.
You are most welcome! Thank you for watching!
Besides one of the best renditions of "Old 1812," I was stuck in New Bern, NC, due to Thunderstorms. I flew down to South Carolina for some fireworks, 200 years of American Freedom. My brother and another pilot decided to go see a movie and it was The Outlaw Joesy Wales, on our return to the hotel, the news broke, Operation Thunder Bolt had just taken place. It was the only time my brother flew with me, and one of the only times we enjoyed each other's company. I retired after 47 years of flying in 2020 due to COVID, my brother past on in Feb of that year, I had not talked to him in 10 years in person, only once in a while on FB. I consider Josey Wales to be the second greatest western of all time, with number one taken by The Searchers. Chief Dan George should have gotten best supporting actor, for Lone Wattie. " All I have is this piece of hard rock candy, its not for eaten, its for looking thru."
Thank you for your comment. I'm sorry about your brother. I'm glad that you have the memory of flying with him and getting along.
thank u kitty will watch again
Welcome aboard! Thank you for watching!
I got to be friends with actor John Vernon, who played Fletcher in the movie. He said it was a great experience filming it. He said Clint Eastwood demanded perfection.
What an interesting story. I think I've heard that about Clint Eastwood before. Thank you for your comment.
Clint previews the scene ...He enjoys One take on that scene..Less Time and Editing. Background action as well.
I didn't surrender neither. They captured my horse and made him surrender. He is pulling a wagon up in Kansas, I bet.
Thank you for your comment!
“It’s not made for eating; it’s made for lookin through”
@MissKittysWildWestAdventurers
Folks here in the Ozarks of Southern Missouri still idolize "THE Bushwhacker".
Folks here follow a "live and let live" ethos, and will help a stranger in need... until we're wronged, and then "don't like to get law involved" and handle it ourselves. No boast. Folks here still communicate ballistically.
What's the lesson? Never leave the Ozarks, especially to go to Texas
Interesting that the alias Josey Wales used was “Mr. Wilson”.
It was a line in the movie
Yes! Thank you for pointing that out! I love that little "Easter Egg" in the film.
Heck yeah,cool
Actually, the bartender called him Mr. Wilson when the Texas Rangers were interviewing the townspeople
The Outlaw Josey Whales is my all-time favorite movie. I have watched it more times than I can tell you. about Having this little bit of extra knowledge of this movie just added a little lore icing to my cake ; and I love frosting...LOL...Thanks !
Another frosting lover here -- LOL. Thank you for watching and for your comment.
Thank you for the post, never knew any of this !! Josey Wales is my absolute favorite Eastwood movie !! Taking revenge for his family I had no problem with !! ✊️
Glad you enjoyed it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is my favorite Clint Eastwood Movie.Yes I knew that this movie was based on a true story.I always love movies that are based on a True Story rather than fantasy or futuristic movies.Glad that you pointed this out so that unknowning people would know why He fought with the South and Quontrails Raiders.
I live the movie! But my husband can tell the whole movie and he won’t let me listen 😂 I can even blind fold him and he will tell it like if he’s in the movie lol!
I do that too on certain movies. Now, if you accidentally say a line from the movie in normal conversation, does he respond as if from the movie?
@@MissKittysWildWestAdventurers he was always at the gym as growing up, he has no idea if I do that, It was home, school and gym everyday until 17 yrs of age, then it was work work work, I have to show the movie so he can understand, I swear he could’ve been a ghost in this world if I hadn’t grabbed he’s arm and took him home with me, 20 yrs together this yr😊
Some of his exploits in the movie were also based on Gen Nathan Forrest
Interesting. I may have to look more into General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Captain Bob Lee served under Forrest. They mentioned him in outlaw josey wales. “Bob Lee and Cullen Baker are still fighting in Fannin County”
"JOSEY WALES" One my favorite westerns. I don't think any one but Clint Eastwood could have played that role. I didn't know anything about Wilson,but it looks like they stuck to the true story to a degree. This is my 1st visit to your channel,glad I visited. Learned a lot in a short amount of time.
Thanks for watching!
That explains the improvisation of the name Mr Wilson by the bartender when Josey walked in on the Texas rangers at the end of the movie!
Yes! Thank you for bringing that up! Such a good "historical Easter Egg"! Thank you for watching!
Epiphany! It didn't click until you just said it! 🤦♂️😆🫡
With two "friends" like those, Bill had no need of enemies.
Not Colts
Indeed!
This was great - love the humor you sprinkle in your stories 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
"I've got nothin' but this piece of hard rock candy. But it's not for eatin' It's just for lookin' through." "And when we thought about it long enough...'endeavor to persevere'...we declared war on the Union." RIP Chief Dan George.
Thanks for watching!
Didn't know it was based on a real person. Loved the movie and appreciate your story . Keep up the good work.
Thank you for watching and for your comment.
Thank you for this information, I was talking to my Boss at work. He is a Civil War reenacter. He seemed to think I was making up Bill Wilson. Also thanks for the the shout out. Sincerely Smokey Wilson.
You’re welcome! Thank you again for the suggestion- it was really interesting!
Bill Anderson, Quantrill and The Raiders wintered here in North Texas through out the war.
Dallas Denton,Mckinney, Ft Worth Sherman. About 4 counties.
Jesse James sister and husband lived near by.
Many made it down to Texas to live after the war.
Great research and story telling mam.
Keep it up.
Thank you for your kind words!
It seems that for many who fought for the Confederacy or became renegades the issue was not slavery but simply wanting to be left alone.
So true! Thanks for watching!
In working on my family history, the only two times a member was mentioned in
the newspaper, both began with "Truth is stranger than fiction."
As a movie goer you can tell a Hollywood generated script and the ones based on
a true story. They don't follow an expected plot, often the good and bad guys are
muddled.
I can't add anything to the Bill Wilson story, it is the first I heard of it. The problem
with war especially Civil War atrocities happen on both sides no matter how noble
the cause is. The Southern bitterness lasted for decades over Reconstruction. One
of my eye witnesses said all the Old West gunfights were often between ex-soldiers
of the North and South, just like the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Yes, the gunfight at the OK Corral really came down to a political war. North vs South or Republican vs Democrat -- the story is the same. Thank you for your comment.
The best western ever made, its got cattle herding, gun fights, the civil war, redlegs, comencheros,bushwackers,and blood Bill Anderson.
Thank you for watching!
Just pointing this out here but anyone who thinks that a bushwacker is specifically a Confederate I seriously recommend you go look up the definition a bushwacker because it says nothing about it being specific to either side and if you look into it you'll find that both Union and Confederate forces employed bushwacker units because of the guerrilla warfare specialization being necessary defeat larger forces with the least troops lost because The bushwackers would attack supply lines for larger forces they essentially were the civil war equivalent do the modern special forces
Thank you for your comment. The term is usually applied to Confederate or other “losers” of any war. After all, it’s the winners who write the history books. But I get what you’re saying. Thank you for watching.
"Well, bye."
“Smells like someone died…” 🤣
You are Awesome ❤ I love watching your videos, this is my favorite one cuz I watch Josey Wales so many times and I am from Ft.Worth,Tx. And didn't know he went to Texas,now I know. Thank you Miss Kitty 😊
Awesome! Thank you!
Great story! I love that movie. Thank you, Miss Kitty.
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching!
Was based on a book by Forest Carter titled GTT - gone to texas
Wonder if there was a Rooster Cogburn? 🤔
Who also wrote "the education of little tree"
@@bobgoodman1451 thanks for the knowledge
Thank you!
For some reason that novel has been released under two different titles: Gone To Texas and The Outlaw Trail of Josey Wales
Thanks, Miss Kitty, for your informative videos. I share your passion for everything “Wild West!” 👍🤠Keep those videos coming!!
Thank you for watching! Remember, I always take requests… 😊
Just discovered your channel , i too love the wild west . I never knew it was based on a real person ! Thanks for sharing !
Welcome aboard! Thank for for watching.
I was not aware of the real story of Bill Wilson, or Josey Whales! I wonder if there is a book to read on this? Great story Miss Kitty!
There is! It’s titled Bushwacker: A Story of Missouri’s Most Famous Desperado by George Clinton Arthur.
And the last name is spelled Wales, not whales!
"Gone To Texas" by Forrest Carter is the book that the film is based upon
@@IncogNito-gg6uhWhat do pedestrian book mean?
Edumacate an ignert Texican on that there term.
😂@@carywest9256
Oh, off the top of my head … the Real Lonesome Dove ? Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving .. that would make a great video
Thank you for the suggestions. I've added them to my list.
Yes, three of my favorite guns are named after them boys. Gus, Woodrow, and Newt!
@ninohiggs6339 Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
They got sumthin round these parts called a missouri boatride..lol. Love that scene..little comedy in a dark western..how is it on stains? Good stuff
Thanks
At least the people of Texas avenged his murder. I bet his killers thought they'd be rewarded since he had never sought a pardon.
Perhaps. Instead they were found guilty and hung. Thank you for commenting.
In the movie, those weren't "civil war renegades", those were Redlegs, Jay Hawkers out of Kansas. They were the 1st Volunteer Kansas Cavalry.
Thanks good to know.
Some people say that is where the war started.
Interesting stuff. Love wild west stories. Thanks.
Thank you for watching!
This Brit is fascinated already and have subscribed!
Thank you so much and welcome aboard!
great story we all love a real story but would have liked to hear the ending to be like the move be safe god bless
Indeed. Thank you for watching!
Fascinating, Ma'am! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Mark!
And I think the movie outlaw Josey Wales was remade last year in the Norwegian film Sisu which was about an Norwegian farmer who starred in ambushing Nazis during World War II
How interesting. I've not heard of that film before, but I'll be sure to seek it out. Thank you for your comment.
@@MissKittysWildWestAdventurers well I looked it up. The plot is exactly the same, but they said the movie was based on a real Norwegian, who basically did the same exact thing outlaw juicy Wells did. But it’s an excellent movie you can watch for TH-cam but if you see it, the plot is exactly the same just with Nazis and Norwegians
How about the true story of Bass Reeves. Loved the history lesson.
Look at my pass videos.
I believe Asa Earl Carter got the idea for Gone to Texas by reading the biography of Samuel Hildebrand, a real documented bushwhacker.
Thanks for watching.
My 2nd favorite western. Only Tombstone is ahead of it at #1.
Ooh, yes! Right there with you.
One of my favorite movies.
Yes indeed.
What happened to Bill Wilson happened to my Great Great grandfather and his brother. New Years day 1864 the Union army kicked in their door, for the same reasons. Then they were taken outside with one of their slaves and shoot them. The army stole everything of value, my family were well off so it was considerable. They then burned the house and barns and left.
I'm sorry to hear that. It's true that atrocious things happened by both sides and to both sides during and after the Civil War (well, any war for that matter). Thank you for watching.
Damn Yankees!!
I rode the horse that eastwood rode in movie not far like a 100 yards my friend rented alot of animals to stock contractors back then he also rented the livestock to on the river
Nice, Thanks for watching.
The movie very closely followed a novel "Gone to Texas" by Forrest Carter. Portions of the movie dialogue are verbatim from the novel.
True. Thank you for watching.
Josy Whales was written by Alabamas Governor George Wallace a political speech writer.
He was half Cherokee and half white.
That’s new. I hadn’t heard that before.
It was written by Asa Carter under the name Forrest Carter. He wrote political speeches for George Wallace before becoming a writer of western fiction. He is also linked to the KKK.
@@NanaBren correct but I don't know about kkk. He was half Cherokee
They proved that he lied about being Cherokee.
Ur set looks like the bar in old Tucson am I right! Lol
Good eye! Thanks for watching.
thank you Miss KITTY !
Your welcome!
The "2 trusty Colts "are Smith and Wesson revolvers. 4.29
Thank you for watching!
It's the number one movie on my list.
Nice choice. Thank you for watching!
Right up there, in my books is Jeremiah Johnson
Always have had an interest, because my first cousin on the paternal side is a collateral descendant of William Quantrill. Her great x 3 grandfather, a younger brother of Quantrill.
Though History views Quantrill as a brutal and savage criminal. He was an educated man for that time. His story not only shows that history is written by the victors, but also the division in American during that era. Both sides, Union and Confeferate, guilty of heinous atrocities.
Forest Carter used William Wilson, snd his story, as a historical figure around which he built his fictional protagonist, Josey Wales. He even references this in the book, as hostilities end, as Josey is aliased by new found friends, as Mr. Wilson, ending the search of a man determined by one side to be an Outlaw, becausd of his refusal to bend his knee.
Though Carter's work is fictional, it is based loosely around the life of William Wilson.
As a side note, the names Wales and Wilson are linked much further back in history. Wales and Wallace, both refer to the bearer as being Welsh, from Wales in the British Isles. Wilson, hearkens back, to the time when the son of the name bearer, due to Scandinavian (Viking influence in the 8th and 9th Centuries) influence as a shortened derivitive of "Wale's Son into Wilson."
In the late 70s, The Outlaw Josey Wales was a frequent matinee feature at a theater on Saturday afternoons. My best friend and I, went to see that matinee so many times, I don't have enough fingers and toes to count how many times we went. When VCRs became popular, the movie was one of the first I bought. When DvDs replaced Video Tapes, again I bought a copyvwhen it was released. Just rewatched it again a out 3 weeks ago, and I'm still as fond of it now as I was nearly 50 years ago.
Thank you for watching and for your comment.
There was one Southern sharp shooter up high on a hill. He would shoot Union soldiers drifting by on ships that wdnt down river. I dont recall his name. Interesting also are stories of tough ladies passing off as MEN, fighting during the Civil War. 😊❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for the info.
Second greatest western ever behind only The Good the Bad and the Ugly👍🤗💕
Love them both! Thanks
U betcha I give U thumbs up!😅 Imma big Clint fan/"Josey Wales" my top 10 fav, BUT...I see it as a conglomeration of many similar situations/reactions to bad experiences. My American ancestors traced back to 1629/31 paternal & Land Grant by King George maternal. I live beside Original Wilderness Road in SWVa, in area settled circa 1735. True history fascinates me, and I aopreciate your vid. I have often wondered if there was a singular story that sparked the "Josey Wales"saga. NEway, I'm 'scribing to ur chan, awaiting mor! TY!
Thank you for watching, and welcome aboard!
Loved Outlaw Josie Wales movie. However another movie, more accurate of the Border situation, was Ag Lee's "Ride with the Devil" that I highly recommend to anyone interested in this subject. Movie has actors that are correct age and physical appearence to the characters they represent. which is rare for most historic movies. ( Others that come to mind are Zefferelli's "Romeo and Julet" and Lee Marvin's "The Big Red One" and the Australian "The Virgin Soldiers").
Thank you for the movie suggestion. I have not heard of this one. I'll check it out!
I play Boot Hill.
Great.
I was trying to get to know a Cherokee woman in a bar in North Carolina and having no luck until i told her "i endeaver to persevere".It worked. Abraham lincoln really said that to the Cherokees.😊
What a neat story, Thanks for watching!
Endeavor to persevere...
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Thank you , good video
Glad you liked it! Thank you for your comment.
Nice bit of history Miss Kitty.🤠
Thank you kindly!
I never knew that Josey Wales was a real person.
The more you know. Thank you for watching and for your comment.
Really like this movie. One of my favorite scenes was when Josey Wales was on a ferry boat and some snake oil salesman in a white coat approached him, trying to sell him some tonic. Wales spits a big wad of tobacco on the dude's coat and says, "Wonder what it does for stains." Always cracked me up.
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Best film ever made.
Definitely in my top 5.
Bushwhacker is what some people are called at Lake Travis Hippie Hollow 😂
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Where in the Ozarks was Bill from?
I'll look for more info, Thanks
Do the life and story of Herman Lehman, It is hard to believe that a movie has not been made of his life, there is a lot of frontier story's in Texas.
Thank you for the suggestion. I've added it to my list.
I was born and raised in the Sherman, Texas area where Bill Wilson lived after coming to Texas.
Great History, Thanks for sharing
Josey Wales is a fictional character created by author Asa Earl Carter (writing under the pseudonym Forrest Carter as a supposedly Cherokee writer) for his 1973 novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales (republished in 1975 as Gone to Texas).
Josey Wales was a fictional character based on the real person William Wilson. That’s why at the end of the movie, when his friends introduced him, they called him Mr. Wilson.
@@MissKittysWildWestAdventurers according to the author Forrest Carter no its not.
Your awesome and awesome video be safe out there big fan
Thank you so much!
Your very welcome have awesome beautiful day be safe out there ❤️😎👍🙏
The character Clint Eastwood portrayed in the movie Unforgiven. I believe it was William Munny or something that close. It was supposedly based on a real person. I would like to know if that is true or not.
Looking into info! Thanks
that was very short and sweet...lol I was getting into the story then it was over
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Miss Kitty is Hella cute!
Thank you!
Look up the life story of Bass Reeves. One of the most fascinating western stories of all time!!
Thank you for your comment. Have you seen this: Five Wild Things About Bass Reeves 📛⚖️🔫🤠
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The recent video series on him is excellent.
It's my favorite western movie.❤
You and many others. Thank you for your comment!
I do thumbs up before I even watch.
Thank you!
Excellent job
Thank you! Cheers!
I understood it to be from a book called Gone to Texas
But based on a true story.
Favorite line from the movie, endeavor to persevere
Thanks!
Every second of this article was EXTREMELY INTERESTING 🤔 WOW!!
Thank you for watching! Glad you liked it.
I lived in Van Alstyne
Thank you for commenting. Did you know about Bill Wilson?
@@MissKittysWildWestAdventurers no,I never heard of him til your video.thank you
Excellent post, thank you
Thanks!
There is also now a cartridge sir named by it. The 500 Bushwhacker.
Mountain man
Didn’t know that. Thank you for sharing!
I have ancestors in Southwest Missouri that lost their land during the Civil War... they fled to Arkansas. I also have ancestors in the Northeast corner of Texas where the Bushwhackers went... that was an awful place to be during and after the CW! (Do you know about the Lee-Peacock Feud?) Love your stuff, Miss Kitty! 🙂
Thank you for watching and for your kind words! I have not heard of the Lee-Peacock Feud, but it's now on my list.
And the Sutton-Taylor feud as well. The Hatfield - McCoy feud is the most widely known, but Texas likely had more feuding activity happen there than anywhere else in the country.
Does Miss Kitty have any stories about her kitty at the cat house?
That sounds more like 0nlyf@ns if you ask me. LOL
Thank you. True West has an app featuring their current and back issues. I really enjoy the magazine and have learned a lot. However, you may be able to find a current edition at a book store. Looking forward to your research.
Thank you. I’ll check it out!
Thanks, Miss Kitty!
Had no idea he was based on a real guy. Thanks Miss Kitty!
Would you do a report on Henry Hopkins Sibley and the Army of New Mexico?
Thank you so much! I wrote the name down and I'll look into it.
As a suggestion... the period of the gold rush in California and the firearms involved and the more colorful personalities might be a good subject for you. Your delivery is both pleasant and informative so thank you.
Thank you so much!
Kearney Missouri is the home of Jessie James so tell the story of attacking home and hurting Jessie’s mom … my wife works in Kearney
Thank you for the suggestion. I've added it to my list.
If I'm not mistaken Clint Eastwood bushwhacked Sondra Locke
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So, some of his old comrades said they killed him and no one knows where the grave actually is??? Kinda like in the movie, his old comrade, Fletcher, looks him right in the face and goes along with Wales calling himself Mr. Wilson...
Yes! Except that Wilson’s old comrades were apparently hung for the crime. Thank you for watching!
Top 5 in my book
Agreed!
Van All-steen
Ah, thank you.
I became aware of the controversy by reading the March/April edition of True West page 15. It will be interesting to learn more about the Dearborn photos and if they are credible.
Thank you.
Thank you! I’m going to have to find that issue, and I’ll get back to you.
if you remember towards the end of the movie he was mentioned as mr.wilson , in the saloon
Yes! Thank you for pointing out that interesting "Historical Easter Egg"!
My third favorite after Tombstone and Little Big Man. I love Chief Dan George
I will have some videos about Tombstone soon so make sure you are subscribed!