The Sutton-Taylor feud [[electronic resource] ] : the deadliest blood feud in Texas / / by Chuck Parsons

• Autore: Parsons Chuck
• Pubblicazione: Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (402 p.)
• Disciplina: 976.4/0610922
• Soggetto topico: Pioneers - Texas; Frontier and pioneer life - Texas; Vendetta - Texas - History - 19th century; Violence - Texas - History - 19th century; Peace treaties - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Texas History 1846-1950
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-371) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: The Sutton-Taylor feud -- The Taylors and the Suttons : Texas pioneers -- Homicides and private quarrels -- A killing in Clinton -- The state police : "murder most foul" -- Rampant killings -- Treaties of peace -- McNelly and the Rangers arrive -- Bloody 1875 -- Last killings -- Prisoners and trials -- With the smoke cleared -- Epilogue: All is forgiven.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Sutton-Taylor Feud of DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, and surrounding counties began shortly after the Civil War ended. This book presents a study of the Sutton-Taylor Feud. It demonstrates that the violence between the two sides was in the tradition of the family blood feud, similar to so many other nineteenth-century American feuds.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Sutton-Taylor feud
• ISBN: 1-282-55547-2; 9786612555473; 1-57441-367-8; 1-4416-4637-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458344103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: A.C. Greene series ; ; 7.