Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940 write by Clifford R. Caldwell. This book was released on 2012-09-18. Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940
Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940 write by Clifford R. Caldwell. This book was released on 2012-09-18. Texas Lawmen, 1900-1940 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Lawlessness in Texas did not end with the close of the cowboy era. It just evolved, swapping horses and pistols for cars and semiautomatics. From Patrolman "Newt" Stewart, killed by a group of servicemen in February 1900, to Whitesboro chief of police William Thomas "Will" Miller, run down by a vehicle in the line of duty in 1940, Ron DeLord and Cliff Caldwell present a comprehensive chronicle of the brave--and some not so brave--peace officers who laid down their lives in the service of the State of Texas in the first half of the twentieth century.
Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen
Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen write by . This book was released on 2008-12-01. Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The history of law enforcement in the Lone Star State goes back well before photography, dating to Texas’s days as part of the Spanish empire. After that Texas became a province of Mexico and for nearly a decade stood among the nations as an independent republic before becoming the 28th state in the Union in 1845. Beyond the contribution to law and order made by constables, sheriffs, town marshals, city police officers, and federal lawmen, Texas is the birthplace of a law enforcement institution unique in the world, the legendary Texas Rangers. Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen features close to 200 images of Texas lawmen, bad men (and a few bad women), assorted characters with a law enforcement connection like the legendary Judge Roy Bean, and shots of the places they did their work—for good or bad. Each photograph has a story to tell. Some of the images in this volume, coming from the author’s personal collection, are published here for the first time. But all of the images command attention, many as attention-getting as the business end of a Texas Ranger’s .45.
Eternity at the End of a Rope
Eternity at the End of a Rope - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Eternity at the End of a Rope write by Clifford R. Caldwell. This book was released on 2016-03-03. Eternity at the End of a Rope available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since 1819 over 3,000 souls found their personal “eternity at the end of a rope” in Texas. Some earned their way. Others were the victim of mistaken identity, or an act of vigilante justice. Deserved or not, when the hangman’s knot is pulled up tight and the black cap snugged down over your head it is too late to plead your case. This remarkable story begins in 1819 with the first legal hanging in Texas. By 1835 accounts of lynching dotted the records. Although by 1923 legal execution by hanging was discontinued in favor of the electric chair, vigilante justice remained a favorite pastime for some. The accounts of violence are numbing. The cultural and racial implications are profound, and offer a far more accurate, unbiased insight into the tally of African-American and Hispanic victims of mob violence in the Lone Star State than has ever been presented. Many of these deeds were nothing short of morbid theater, worthy of another era. This book is backed up by years of research and thousands of primary source documents. Includes Index and Bibliography.
Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen
Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen write by Mike Cox. This book was released on 2008. Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The history of law enforcement in the Lone Star State goes back well before photography, dating to Texas's days as part of the Spanish empire. After that Texas became a province of Mexico and for nearly a decade stood among the nations as an independent republic before becoming the 28th state in the Union in 1845. Beyond the contribution to law and order made by constables, sheriffs, town marshals, city police officers, and federal lawmen, Texas is the birthplace of a law enforcement institution unique in the world, the legendary Texas Rangers. Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen features close to 200 images of Texas lawmen, bad men (and a few bad women), assorted characters with a law enforcement connection like the legendary Judge Roy Bean, and shots of the places they did their work--for good or bad. Each photograph has a story to tell. Some of the images in this volume, coming from the author's personal collection, are published here for the first time. But all of the images command attention, many as attention-getting as the business end of a Texas Ranger's .45.
