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- 1 2 "Is Forrest Carter Really Asa Carter? Only Josey Wales May Know for Sure". The New York Times . August 26, 1976. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- 1 2 Delbert E., Wylder (1978). "The Bough of Summer by Duane Carr, and: The Grass Creek Chronicle by Pat Carr, and: The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales by Forrest Carter, and: The Chisholms: A Novel of the Journey West by Evan Hunter, and: Don Q: A Novel by José López Portillo, and: Quetzalcoatl: A Novel by José López Portillo, and: Walks Far Woman by Colin Stuart (review)". Western American Literature . 13 (3): 289–290. doi:10.1353/wal.1978.0110.
- ↑ Cotter, Padraig (June 13, 2023). "1 Classic Clint Eastwood Western Has A Sequel No One Has Ever Heard Of". Screen Rant . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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