hr angers ▁of ▁the ▁era . ▁These ▁did ▁include ▁Henry ▁Read ford , ▁but ▁another ▁key ▁insp iration ▁was ▁Thomas ▁Smith , ▁the ▁bus hr anger ▁better ▁known ▁as : ▁Captain ▁Mid night . ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁early ▁chap ters ▁of ▁Rob ber y ▁Under ▁Ar ms ▁recall ▁Read ford ' s ▁explo its , ▁while ▁the ▁den ou ement ▁follows ▁the ▁shoot - out ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁Mid night . ▁ ▁An ▁annual ▁Harry ▁Red ford ▁C attle ▁Drive ▁comm emor ates ▁Read ford ' s ▁explo its ▁as ▁a ▁dro ver . ▁A ▁range ▁of ▁rid ers ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁country ▁particip ate ▁in ▁this ▁dro ving ▁expedition , ▁taking ▁part ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁or ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁weeks , ▁at ▁their ▁choice . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Cl une , ▁Frank ▁( 1 9 4 5 ) ▁Captain ▁Star light : ▁Re ck less ▁Ras cal ▁of ▁" Rob ber y ▁Under ▁Ar ms " ▁Melbourne , ▁Haw th orn ▁Press ▁ ▁De ck ert , ▁John , ▁Harry ▁Red ford ▁– ▁Captain ▁Star light ? ▁ ▁D w yer , ▁Andrew ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁OUT B ACK - ▁Re ci pes ▁and ▁St ories ▁from ▁the ▁Camp fire ▁M ieg un y ah ▁Press ▁▁ ▁Mc Car thy , ▁Patrick , ▁Star light . ▁The ▁Man ▁and ▁the ▁M yth . ▁Haw th orn ▁Press ▁Melbourne ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ ▁Mc Car thy , ▁Patrick , ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁was