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From guns to gavels : how justice grew up in the outlaw West
Neal, Bill, 1936-
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Texas Tech University Press, |
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c2008. |
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xx, 364 p. : |
| ISBN: |
9780896726376 |
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6 copies available at Abilene Public Library - Main, Abilene Public Library - South Br., Hardin-Simmons University Richardson Library, and Abilene Public Library - Mockingbird Br..
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The author, a veteran criminal attorney, narrates the development of Southwestern frontier criminal justice in the United States anecdotally through the stories of individual trials, including the trials of men from Wichita Falls for lynching a pair of bank robbers and Texas trials involving cattle theft and murder. A central character involved in a number of the later trials described is Tom Ross, a cattle rustler, murderer, and prison escapee. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Illustrations |
p. ix |
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Maps |
p. xiii |
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Preface |
p. xv |
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Acknowledgments |
p. xix |
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Introduction |
p. 5 |
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Chapter 1 Duels of the Lawmen: The Volatile Motley County War and the Outlaw Sheriff |
p. 10 |
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Chapter 2 Wichita Falls Justice: Judge Lynch Presiding: Oklahoma Territory Outlaws "Dangle Twixt Heaven and Earth" |
p. 64 |
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Chapter 3 High Noon in Paducah: "I Kilt Him Purty ... Real Purty" |
p. 108 |
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Chapter 4 The Return of Hill Loftis-as Tom Ross: Leaving His Outlaw Past Behind? |
p. 169 |
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Chapter 5 Bloody Sunday in Seminole: The Storm Breaks |
p. 214 |
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Chapter 6 The End of a Long and Winding Trail: But the Enigma of Tom Ross Remains |
p. 245 |
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Chapter 7 From Guns to Gavels: Judge Blackstone Ascends |
p. 269 |
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Afterthoughts: The Rule of Law: An Ongoing Battle |
p. 279 |
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Chronology |
p. 283 |
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Notes |
p. 291 |
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Bibliography |
p. 333 |
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Index |
p. 349 |
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