The Horrell Wars : Feuding in Texas and New Mexico

For decades the Horrell brothers of Lampasas, Texas, have been portrayed as ruthless killers and outlaws, but author David Johnson paints a different picture of these controversial men. The Horrells were ranchers, but some thought that they built their herds by rustling. Their initial confrontation...

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Autor principal: Johnson, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton : University of North Texas Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Horrell family.
Higgins, Pink, > 1848-1914.
Violence.
Vendetta.
Ranchers.
Outlaws.
Frontier and pioneer life.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Ranchers > Texas > Biographies.
Hors-la-loi > Nouveau-Mexique > Biographies.
Hors-la-loi > Texas > Biographies.
Violence > Nouveau-Mexique > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Violence > Texas > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Ranchers > Texas > Biography.
Outlaws > New Mexico > Biography.
Outlaws > Texas > Biography.
Violence > New Mexico > History > 19th century.
Violence > Texas > History > 19th century.
Vendetta > Texas > History > 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > New Mexico.
Frontier and pioneer life > Texas.
Texas > Lampasas County.
Texas.
New Mexico > Lincoln County.
New Mexico.
Nouveau-Mexique > Histoire > 1848-
Texas > Histoire > 1846-1950.
Lincoln County (N.M.) > History > 19th century.
New Mexico > History > 1848-
Lampasas County (Tex.) > History > 19th century.
Texas > History > 1846-1950.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: "I Raised My Boys to Be Fighters"; Chapter 2: "A Lame Texan Is Suspected of the Deed"; Chapter 3: "The Lampasas Horror"; Chapter 4: "The Ways of the Transgressor"; Chapter 5: "Begged for Mercy"; Chapter 6: "Nothing Was to Come of It"; Chapter 7: "Would Have Surrendered ... at Any Time"; Chapter 8: "Didn't Fire a Shot"; Chapter 9: "The Latest Blossom of Lampasas Chivalry"; Chapter 10: "A Shooting Picnic at Lampasas"; Chapter 11: "Bloody Murder in Bosque."
  • Chapter 12: "This Saturnalia of Blood"Afterword: "A Shocking Murder"; Appendices; Endnotes; Selected Works Consulted; Index.

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