The Worst Hard Time

Who established the Last Man Club as noted in the nonfiction book, The Worst Hard Time?

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Newspaper editor John McCarty established the Last Man Club and named himself president. Club members had to vow to remain in Dalhart no matter what. At a speech that gained national attention, McCarty declared that they were going to stay [in the High Plains] “till hell freezes over.”

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The Worst Hard Time