The Sutton-Taylor Feud : The Deadliest Blood Feud in Texas /
The Sutton-Taylor Feud of DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, and surrounding counties began shortly after the Civil War ended. This book presents a study of the Sutton-Taylor Feud. It demonstrates that the violence between the two sides was in the tradition of the family blood feud, similar to so many other...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Denton, Tex. :
University of North Texas Press,
2009.
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Introduction: The Sutton-Taylor feud
- The Taylors and the Suttons : Texas pioneers
- Homicides and private quarrels
- A killing in Clinton
- The state police : "murder most foul"
- Rampant killings
- Treaties of peace
- McNelly and the Rangers arrive
- Bloody 1875
- Last killings
- Prisoners and trials
- With the smoke cleared
- Epilogue: All is forgiven.


