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Wild West

  • Historic photograph of Belle Starr
    Arts & Culture
    Texas Matters: Belle Starr — Queen of Western Outlaws
    David Martin Davies
    She was queen of the Wild West outlaws. She rode with Jesse James and other desperados. Belle Starr was a one-of-a-kind, dangerous woman who stole horses, robbed stagecoaches and lived a life of crime on the open plains. Her mysterious violent death still baffles investigators. Should Starr be considered a different kind of feminist icon?