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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Denton : University of North Texas Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 with the State Police at Lampasas in 1873 marked the most disastrous shootout in Reconstruction history.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9781574415605

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