Bravo of the Brazos: John Larn of Fort Griffin, Texas
Bravo of the Brazos: John Larn of Fort Griffin, Texas by Robert K. DeArment with a foreword by Charles M. Robinson III, 2002. University of Oklahoma Press, 4100 28th Avenue N.W., Norman, Oklahoma 73069-8218, 224p., 21 b&w illustrations, 2 maps, $29.95, hard 0-8061-3415-1.
John Larn finally gets his say, at least when DeArment divulges the names that Larn meant to divulge himself. Here is the story of the Texas outlaw John Larn and the tales of how, before his death at the age of 29, he took law into his own hands then took it even a step further: judge, jury, and self-appointed executioner, Larn himself was murdered when he was about to blow the cover of respected citizens. History buffs will enjoy this biography set along the Clear Fork of the Brazos River in northern Texas. Originally published by BSW Spring 2003, Issue 484