Tom McCarty autobiography

Tom McCarty autobiography, 1890s

Overview of the Collection

Creator: McCarty, Tom
Title: Tom McCarty autobiography
Dates: 1890s (inclusive)
18851899
Quantity: 1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
Collection Number: MS 0090
Summary: The Tom McCarty autobiography (1890s) consist of an account of McCarty's "latest exploits as related by himself." McCarty was essentially an outlaw in the late nineteenth century, his expolits conducted in Utah, surrounding states, and Kentucky. These dictated adventures were later published around 1986 as Tom McCarty's Own Story.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Tom McCarty was born around 1855 and grew up in Utah. He began his outlaw life at an early age but finally settled down in Montana where he worked as a sheepherder. McCarty died in a gunfight in Bitteroot County around 1900.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Tom McCarty autobiography (1890s) consist of an account of McCarty's "latest exploits as related by himself." He describes his adventures in great detail, although people and places are often referred to only by initials. Most of the adventures are told with a sense of humor and irony and evoke positive feelings, even admiration, for the author's intelligence and cunning, as well as for his openess and lack of meaness. In one adventure, McCarty tells of a journey to Kentucky to evade capture and buy horses that later proved instrumental in other numerous escapes.

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Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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