The Bellevue war
Subtitle: Mandate of justice or murder by mob? : a true--and still controversial--story of Iowa as the Wild West
By: Susan K. Lucke.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: McMillen Pub.; McMillen Publishing
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover, Softcover
Number of pages: 414
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- Iowa -- Bellevue.; Organized crime -- Iowa -- Bellevue -- History -- 19th century.; Vigilantes -- Iowa -- Bellevue -- History -- 19th century.; Violence -- Iowa -- Bellevue -- History -- 19th century.; Pioneers -- Iowa -- Bellevue -- Biography.; Sheriffs -- Iowa -- Bellevue -- Biography.; Outlaws -- Iowa -- Bellevue -- Biography.; Bellevue (Iowa) -- History -- 19th century.; Bellevue (Iowa) -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: This history shows Iowa and adjacent areas as the early American Wild West, circa 1833-1850. Based on historical writings, documents, and records, it offers the definitive account of a gunfight between approximately 100 vigilantes and outlaws that occurred in Bellevue, Iowa Territory, on April 1, 1840, along the Mississippi River--the fate of the prisoners decided by a vote of colored beans. The book also explores settlement patterns and daily life on the trans-Mississippi frontier; organized crime as it moved with settlement across America; the coexistence of vigilantism and statute law in early America; more than 150 years of controversy surrounding the Bellevue War; and the lives of major people involved, including men who influenced the territory, state, and nation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-398) and index.