200 Texas outlaws and lawmen, 1835-1935
By: Laurence J. Yadon, with Dan Anderson ; edited by Robert Barr Smith.
Contributors: Anderson, Dan, 1950-; Smith, Robert B. 1933-
Publisher: Pelican Pub. Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Gretna, La
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781589805149
Subjects: Outlaws -- Texas -- Biography; Peace officers -- Texas -- Biography; Criminals -- Texas -- Biography; Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- Anecdotes; Crime -- Texas -- History -- Anecdotes; Law enforcement -- Texas -- History -- Anecdotes; Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846 -- Biography; Texas -- History -- 1846-1950 -- Biography
Genres: Biography.; Anecdotes.
Other titles: Two hundred Texas outlaws and lawmen, 1835-1935
Description: Beginning with Texas's declaration of independence in 1835 and stretching into the turbulent Depression era a century later, many ruthless criminals and daring deputies and rangers kicked up dust within the state's borders. Bill the Kid, Machine Gun Kelly, Bat Masterson and Belle Star were familiar faces. Other characters included Texas Jack, Rowdy Joe, Mysterious Dave, Longhair Jim, Buckskin Frank and Curly Bill. In this book, accounts of gunfights, robberies, and kidnappings follow selected profiles ...
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-284) and index.