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Vengeance is mine : the scandalous love triangle that triggered the Boyce-Sneed feud /
The 1912 Boyce-Sneed feud in West Texas began with a torrid sex scandal at the core of a love triangle, featuring Lena Snyder Sneed, the high-spirited, headstrong wife; Al Boyce, Jr., Lena's reckless, romantic lover; and John Beal Sneed, Lena's arrogant, grim, and vindictive husband, who r...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Denton, Tex. :
University of North Texas Press,
©2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | A.C. Greene series ;
11. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The three families: Settling in antebellum Texas
- Migrating to a new frontier: the Texas Panhandle
- Amarillo, 1910: John Beal, Lena
- and Al
- A secret too big to keep
- "Let the old men settle it"
- A man with a plan
- Escape, flight, and pursuit
- The gathering storm
- Then the killings begin
- To the courts
- From guns to gavels
- Lena's sanity hearing
- "The greatest legal battle ever"
- The 1912 Fort Worth murder trial of John Beal Sneed
- Protecting a home, or protecting a killer?
- The conclusion of the 1912 John Beal Sneed murder trial
- The waiting game
- Ambush at the death cottage
- "Because this is Texas"
- The second Fort Worth murder trial of John Beal Sneed
- The murder trial begins
- The verdict
- "Making'em believe in ghosts"
- The Beech Epting murder trial
- "No trial for the dead"
- The Vernon murder trial of John Beal Sneed
- The John Beal Sneed wars continue
- Combat in the courts, firefights in the streets
- Epilogue: A. Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
- Spin-doctoring, dirty tricks, and whatever else it takes
- B. Reflections, speculations, unsolved mysteries
- And what happened to Lena's baby?
- Appendix one: The rest of the tragic story of Hugh D. Spencer
- Miss Lillie was a rover
- Appendix two: Timeline.