Ten deadly Texans
By: Dan Anderson and Laurence J. Yadon ; edited by Robert Barr Smith.
Contributors: Yadon, Laurence J., 1948-; Smith, Robert B. 1933-
Publisher: Pelican Pub. Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Gretna, La
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9781589805996
Subjects: Outlaws -- Texas -- Biography; Criminals -- Texas -- Biography; Crime -- Texas -- History -- Anecdotes; Texas -- History -- 1846-1950 -- Biography
Genres: Biography; Anecdotes
Description: "There may be only seven deadly sins, but authors Yadon and Anderson have canonized ten deadly Texans in infamy's hall of fame. This book is a well-researched and highly readable account of the Lone Star State's meanest men and women." (Mike Cox, author of The Texas Rangers" Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900.).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cullen Baker : mad as hell till death; title: John Wesley Hardin : four sixes to beat; title: Wild Bill Longley : unreconstructed and loving it; title: The Horrell-Higgins feud : the gangs of Lampasas; title: James B. Miller : the grim reaper; title: Scott Cooley : one angry man; title: Sam Bass : saloons, horses, stagecoaches, and trains; title: Marshall Ratliff : season's greetings!; title: Clyde Barrow : trigger happy; title: Joe Palmer : the deep, dark woods.