The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales is a 1973 American Western novel (also titled Gone to Texas in later editions) written by Asa Earl Carter (under the pen name Forrest Carter). It was adapted into the film The Outlaw Josey Wales directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The novel was republished in 1975 under the title Gone to Texas.Wales was portrayed by Michael Parks in the 1986 sequel to the film The Return of Josey Wales. Source: Wikipedia (en)