The reckoning
Subtitle: the triumph of order on the Texas outlaw frontier
By: Peter R. Rose ; foreword by T. R. Fehrenbach
Series: American liberty & justice
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lubbock, Tex
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780896727694; 9780896728011
Subjects: Outlaws; Frontier and pioneer life; Social conditions; Peace officers; Law enforcement; Biography; History
Description: "The history of how order came to the Forks of the Llano River, the outlaw frontier of western Texas Hill Country. Provides insight into outlaw families as well as law officers and citizens who opposed them"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Oasis of Outlaws; title: The Country; title: Indian Raiders from Mexico; title: The Potters; title: Responding to the Indian Threat; title: The Confederation; title: The Roundup; title: Ranger Law; title: The Dowdy Raid; title: The Pegleg Robbers; title: The Cousins; title: The Chase; title: The Return; title: Meeting at Mountain Home; title: The Trial; title: Afterward; title: Judgments and Insights.