Shot more than a dozen times and hunted relentlessly by federal agents, Major Lewis Redmond refused to surrender, turning the Appalachian mountains into his personal battlefield. But as his legend grew into that of a folk hero, the line between outlaw and icon blurred—until the government finally closed in.

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Writer: Jake Bible

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