Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Wyoming Range War: The Infamous Invasion Of Johnson CountyISBN13:9780806142616ISBN10:0806142618Author:Davis, John W. (Author)Description:Wyoming Attorney John W Davis Retells The Story Of The West's Most Notorious Range War Having Delved More Deeply Than Previous Writers Into Land And Census Records, Newspapers, And Trial Transcripts, Davis Has Produced An All-New Interpretation He Looks At The Conflict From The Perspective Of Johnson County Residents--Those Whose Home Territory Was Invaded And Many Of Whom The Invaders Targeted For Murder--And Finds That, Contrary To The Received Explanation, These People Were Not Thieves And Rustlers But Legitimate Citizens The Broad Outlines Of The Conflict Are Familiar: Some Of Wyoming's Biggest Cattlemen, Under The Guise Of Eliminating Livestock Rustling On The Open Range, Hire Two-Dozen Texas Cowboys And, With Range Detectives And Prominent Members Of The Wyoming Stock Growers Association, Invade North-Central Wyoming To Clean Out Rustlers And Other Undesirables While The Invaders Kill Two Suspected Rustlers, Citizens Mobilize And Eventually Turn The Tables, Surrounding The Intruders At A Ranch Where They Intend To Capture Them By Force An Appeal For Help Convinces President Benjamin Harrison To Call Out The Army From Nearby Fort Mckinley, And After An All-Night Ride The Soldiers Arrive Just In Time To Stave Off The Invaders' Annihilation Though Taken Prisoner, They Later Avoid Prosecution The Cattle Barons' Powers Of Persuasion In Justifying Their Deeds Have Colored Accounts Of The War For More Than A Century Wyoming Range War Tells A Compelling Story That Redraws The Lines Between Heroes And Villains Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:ARTHUR H CLARK COPublication Date:2012-08-01Weight:1.3 lbsDimensions:1.1'' H x 9.2'' L x 6.1'' WNumber of Pages:357Language:English
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Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: John w. Davis
Publication Name: Wyoming Range War : the Infamous Invasion of Johnson County
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
