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In an era famous for its bandits, shootouts, and chases, Arizona Clark Barker was a rarity, a female bandit leader. She had been born and raised in Springfield, Missouri, where as a child she had once seen the legendary Jesse James. In 1892, already displaying the dowdiness and plumpness that were to become her hallmark, she married farm laborer George Barker, who, like her, seemed to be resigned to a life of poverty. What is known about her married life is that it was hard, unhappy, and taken up with the raising of her four sons, Herman, Lloyd, Arthur (who was called "Doc"), and Fred. Her loyalty to her children and the fierceness with which she protected them from the consequences of their delinquent behavior became something of a legend itself in the Ozark Hills in which they lived.
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