The Cornett-Whitley gang: violence unleashed in Texas
At the mustang pen in Butler's pasture -- Demonic laughter -- The headwaters of Ugly creek -- Without a single train robber -- Fiendish atrocities -- Immunity from unpleasant consequences -- A stream of fire -- I will make things lively -- Wild, wooly and hard to curry -- Prefer them dead -- La...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Denton, Texas
University of North Texas Press
2019
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A. C. Greene series (21)
Year: 2019 |
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Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 21 A 279 |
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Summary: | At the mustang pen in Butler's pasture -- Demonic laughter -- The headwaters of Ugly creek -- Without a single train robber -- Fiendish atrocities -- Immunity from unpleasant consequences -- A stream of fire -- I will make things lively -- Wild, wooly and hard to curry -- Prefer them dead -- Lawless and violent -- The wages of sin. This Book describes the activities of the Cornett-Whitley gang in Texas. They were active in 1887-88. The leaders were Bill Whitley and Brack Cornett, both killed by posses. They were best known for a train robbery at Flatonia, Texas in the summer of 1887 |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Physical Description: | xviii, 284 Seiten |
ISBN: | 9781574417685 |