The Johnson County War
In the early 1890s Wyoming's northern rangeland was torn by the Johnson County War, a violent western collision that pitted cattle barons and powerful politicians against homesteaders and rustlers. The range war, riddled with lynchings, ambushes, and an invasion by Texas hired gunmen, culminated in a valiant last stand and siege involving hundreds of combatants. These explosive events have captivated novelists, filmmakers, and historians for more than a century, inspiring such classics as The Virginian and Shane.The Johnson County War is the first comprehensive historical account of the range war in nearly four decades. Western historian Bill…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-57168-876-7
- EAN: 9781571688767
- Produktnummer: 15337873
- Verlag: Eakin Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 306 S.
- Masse: H25.4 cm x B17.8 cm x D1.6 cm 579 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 579
Über den Autor
Bill O'Neal is the author of more than 40 books, and he served a six-year tenure as State Historian of Texas (2012-2018). A high point of his term as State Historian was delivering the keynote address at the 2014 anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto before an audience of 400 with re-enactors and descendants, including Sam Houston IV. A year later Bill was privileged to present the dinner speech at the annual April 21 banquet of the San Jacinto Museum of History Association.
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