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Author : Rick Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935632146
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Bloody Bell County written by Rick Miller and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chet Southworth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439665109
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Ghosts of Bell County, Texas written by Chet Southworth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centuries of violent history have laced Bell County with a potent compound of haunted activity. Spectral conquistadors stand guard over the Treasure of the Golden Bull, hidden in Salado caverns by the Coronado expedition. Countless frontier skirmishes, bank robberies and stage holdups echo along thoroughfares from Stillhouse Hollow to the Maxdale Bridge. Author Chet Southworth lies in wait for the Killeen Watchman, the Fort Hood Phantoms, the Wedermeyer Wraiths and other Bell County spirits.
Author : Rick Miller
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574413058
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Bloody Bill Longley written by Rick Miller and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Preston Longley (1851-1878) went on a murderous rampage over the last few years of his life. Once he was arrested in 1877, and subsequently sentenced to hang, his name became known statewide as an outlaw and a murderer. Longley created and reveled in his self-centered image as a fearsome, deadly gunfighter. In truth, Longley was not the daring figure that he attempted to paint.
Author : Tim Cornett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439612277
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Bell County written by Tim Cornett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002-06-18 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bell County is a place steeped in history and imbued with a pioneering spirit. Its favorable location in southeastern Kentucky at the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains makes it the gateway to the Bluegrass State and beyond. Formed just after the Civil War from neighboring Harlan and Knox Counties, the area was explored by famous frontiersmen Dr. Thomas Walker and Daniel Boone, opening the nation's door to the West. From the 1750s until the last footfalls of the pioneers had been heard in the West, thousands trekked across this region. As the land became more accessible, travelers began to settle in this remote area. The discovery of coal, the advent of logging, and the coming of the railroad made Bell County a place to live and prosper, and its residents have always taken pride in their town's humble beginnings. Images of America: Bell County celebrates the region's heritage with vintage images and informative text. Black-and-white photographs culled from a variety of sources highlight the spirit of a remarkable community, where self-made millionaires and peg-legged admirals were among the many unforgettable individuals to call the area home. This photo journal invites readers to rediscover Bell County and its treasures.
Author : Daniel W. Patterson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807837539
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book The True Image written by Daniel W. Patterson and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-10-08 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thousand unique gravestones cluster around old Presbyterian churches in the piedmont of the two Carolinas and in central Pennsylvania. Most are the vulnerable legacy of three generations of the Bigham family, Scotch Irish stonecutters whose workshop near Charlotte created the earliest surviving art of British settlers in the region. In The True Image, Daniel Patterson documents the craftsmanship of this group and the current appearance of the stones. In two hundred of his photographs, he records these stones for future generations and compares their iconography and inscriptions with those of other early monuments in the United States, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Combining his reading of the stones with historical records, previous scholarship, and rich oral lore, Patterson throws new light on the complex culture and experience of the Scotch Irish in America. In so doing, he explores the bright and the dark sides of how they coped with challenges such as backwoods conditions, religious upheavals, war, political conflicts, slavery, and land speculation. He shows that headstones, resting quietly in old graveyards, can reveal fresh insights into the character and history of an influential immigrant group.
Author : David Johnson
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574415506
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book The Horrell Wars written by David Johnson and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades the Horrell brothers of Lampasas, Texas, have been portrayed as ruthless killers and outlaws, but author David Johnson paints a different picture of these controversial men. The Horrells were ranchers, and while folklore has encouraged the belief that they built their herds by rustling, contemporary records indicate a far different picture. The family patriarch, Sam Horrell, was slain at forty-eight during a fight with Apaches in New Mexico. One Horrell son died in Confederate service; of the remaining six brothers, five were shot to death. Only Sam, Jr., lived to old age and died of natural causes. Johnson covers the Horrells and their wars from cradle to grave. Their initial confrontation with the State Police at Lampasas in 1873 marked the most disastrous shootout in Reconstruction history and in the history of the State Police. The brothers and loyal friends then fled to New Mexico, where they became entangled in what would later evolve into the violent Lincoln County War. Their contribution, known to history as the Horrell War, has racial overtones in addition to the violence that took place in Lincoln County. The brothers returned to Texas where in time they became involved in the Horrell-Higgins War. The family was nearly wiped out following the feud when two of the brothers were killed by a mob in Bosque County. Johnson presents an up-to-date account of these wars and incidents while maintaining a neutral stance necessary for historical books dealing with feuds. He also includes previously unpublished photographs of the Horrell family and others.
Author : E.R. Bills
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467147370
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Texas Oblivion: Mysterious Disappearances, Escapes and Cover-Ups written by E.R. Bills and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On February 2, 1963, a tanker with thirty-nine men aboard departed Beaumont and never returned. In the mid-spring of 1882, Billy the Kid's friend, foe, and equal escaped Huntsville Penitentiary and vanished. On December 9, 1961, a young boy in Wichita Falls disappeared without a trace. On November 18, 1936, a father and son were swallowed by a "Walled Kingdom." On December 23, 1974, three girls went to a Fort Worth mall and were never seen or heard from again. This collection explores twenty baffling disappearances that investigators have studied for decades, to no avail. Homicide, patricide, filicide, genocide, devil worship, the Devil's Triangle, the Devil's River, the assassination of JFK, UFO abductions, legal limbo-- oblivion. Award-winning author E.R. Bills drags the facts of these mystifying cases back from the void. --page [4] of cover.
Author : Bill Minutaglio
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477321896
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)
Download or read book A Single Star and Bloody Knuckles written by Bill Minutaglio and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist, 2021 Writers’ League of Texas Book Award For John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner, there was one simple rule in politics: “You’ve got to bloody your knuckles.” It’s a maxim that applies in so many ways to the state of Texas, where the struggle for power has often unfolded through underhanded politicking, backroom dealings, and, quite literally, bloodshed. The contentious history of Texas politics has been shaped by dangerous and often violent events, and been formed not just in the halls of power but by marginalized voices omitted from the official narratives. A Single Star and Bloody Knuckles traces the state’s conflicted and dramatic evolution over the past 150 years through its pivotal political players, including oft-neglected women and people of color. Beginning in 1870 with the birth of Texas’s modern political framework, Bill Minutaglio chronicles Texas political life against the backdrop of industry, the economy, and race relations, recasting the narrative of influential Texans. With journalistic verve and candor, Minutaglio delivers a contemporary history of the determined men and women who fought for their particular visions of Texas and helped define the state as a potent force in national affairs.
Author : Mike Cox
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625854870
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Gunfights & Sites in Texas Ranger History written by Mike Cox and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since colonizer Stephen F. Austin proposed hiring ten rangers "for the common defense" in 1823, the Texas Rangers have protected the Lone Star State from its enemies with dedication and fortitude. All across Texas are places where Rangers made history. From the Alamo to nearly forgotten graves and battle sites, important landmarks in the story of these legendary lawmen lie in every corner of the state. Historian and author Mike Cox reveals history hiding in plain sight and true tall tales of the world-famous Texas Rangers.
Author : Kentucky. Department of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Report written by Kentucky. Department of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1927/29-1933/35 includes also the biennial report of the Forest Service; 1927/29-1937/39, the Livestock Sanitary Board and the Labor Dept.
Author : Kentucky. Dept. of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Report written by Kentucky. Dept. of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul F. Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bloody Harlan written by Paul F. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the classic saga of conflict between labor and management occasioned by the many attempts of the United Mine Workers of America to organize Harlan's miners during the New Deal Era. Harlan County, Kentucky was the last major anti-union bastion in the Appalachian coalfield. The story of the organization of the county's coal mines by the United Mine Workers of America is largely confined to the decade of the 1930's. The most serious union campaigns occurred in 1931-32, after the passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act in 1933, and following the enactment of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935. Finally, after almost a decade of labor strife, the Federal Government intervened following the Supreme Court decision in the case, N.L.R.B. v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (301 U.S.1), on April 12, 1937 which upheld the National Labor Relations Act. After a year of federal inquiry, culminating in the Mary Helen conspiracy trial at London, Kentucky, Harlan's miners could join the UMWA openly and without fear of recrimination.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Frontier Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kentucky. Bureau of Agriculture. Horticulture, Labor and Statistics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Report written by Kentucky. Bureau of Agriculture. Horticulture, Labor and Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Doug Dukes
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 157441819X
Total Pages : 645 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Firearms of the Texas Rangers written by Doug Dukes and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From their founding in the 1820s up to the modern age, the Texas Rangers have shown the ability to adapt and survive. Part of that survival depended on their use of firearms. The evolving technology of these weapons often determined the effectiveness of these early day Rangers. John Coffee “Jack” Hays and Samuel Walker would leave their mark on the Rangers by incorporating new technology which allowed them to alter tactics when confronting their adversaries. The Frontier Battalion was created at about the same time as the Colt Peacemaker and the Winchester 73—these were the guns that “won the West.” Firearms of the Texas Rangers, with more than 180 photographs, tells the history of the Texas Rangers primarily through the use of their firearms. Author Doug Dukes narrates famous episodes in Ranger history, including Jack Hays and the Paterson, the Walker Colt, the McCulloch Colt Revolver (smuggled through the Union blockade during the Civil War), and the Frontier Battalion and their use of the Colt Peacemaker and Winchester and Sharps carbines. Readers will delight in learning of Frank Hamer’s marksmanship with his Colt Single Action Army and his Remington, along with Captain J.W. McCormick and his two .45 Colt pistols, complete with photos. Whether it was a Ranger in 1844 with his Paterson on patrol for Indians north of San Antonio, or a Ranger in 2016 with his LaRue 7.62 rifle working the Rio Grande looking for smugglers and terrorists, the technology may have changed, but the gritty job of the Rangers has not.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Manufactures
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Conditions in Coal Fields in Harlan and Bell Counties, Kentucky written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Manufactures and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher K. Coleman
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 9781558536616
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (366 download)
Download or read book Strange Tales of the Dark and Bloody Ground written by Christopher K. Coleman and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps it is the abundance of decaying mansions that harbor dark and sinister secrets, or perhaps it is Tennessee's tragic heritage of war and defeat, or it may just be the love of a good story that accounts for the fact that Tennessee is steeped in strange tales.
