East of Texas, West of Hell

East of Texas, West of Hell

Author: Rod Davis

Publisher: NewSouth Books

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1588384179

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The latest from prose stylist and accomplished novelist Rod Davis exposes the dark underbelly and underground economies of God's country. A desperate call from heiress Elle Meridian shakes ex-Dallas TV anchor Jack Prine from his comfortable life in the Big Easy as he begins his long search for Meridian’s missing teenage daughter. Instead of the girl, Jack discovers the savaged bodies of drug dealers and embarks on a journey of relentless violence and lethal betrayal across the South. As an intricate web of deception, extortion, and murder unwinds, Prine finds himself at odds with neo-Nazis, the cartel, and the Dixie Mafia. Even if Prine can save Meridian’s child, can he justify the blood on his hands? Rod Davis expands the thrilling world of South, America in this Southern noir, rife with chaos, unexpected turns, and fascinating characters.


No Hope for Heaven, No Fear of Hell

No Hope for Heaven, No Fear of Hell

Author: James C. Kearney

Publisher: University of North Texas Press

Published: 2016-09-15

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1574416502

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Two family names have come to be associated with the violence that plagued Colorado County, Texas, for decades after the end of the Civil War: the Townsends and the Staffords. Both prominent families amassed wealth and achieved status, but it was their resolve to hold on to both, by whatever means necessary, including extra-legal means, that sparked the feud. Elected office was one of the paths to success, but more important was control of the sheriff’s office, which gave one a decided advantage should the threat of gun violence arise. No Hope for Heaven, No Fear of Hell concentrates on those individual acts of private justice associated with the Stafford and Townsend families. It began with an 1871 shootout in Columbus, followed by the deaths of the Stafford brothers in 1890. The second phase blossomed after 1898 with the assassination of Larkin Hope, and concluded in 1911 with the violent deaths of Marion Hope, Jim Townsend, and Will Clements, all in the space of one month.


Between Hell and Texas

Between Hell and Texas

Author: Dusty Richards

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781410456731

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With blood and tears, Chet Byrnes built a life in Texas, only to have it shattered by an ill-fated cattle drive and two deadly family feuds. Spurned by the woman he loves, Chet sets off for new territory. The journey won't come cheap. Original.


The Great Plains

The Great Plains

Author: Walter Prescott Webb

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1959-01-01

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 9780803297029

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A study of the changes initiated into the systems and culture of the plain dwellers


The Texanist

The Texanist

Author: David Courtney

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2017-04-25

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1477312978

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A collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things as: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? When out at a dancehall, do you need to stick with the one that brung ya? Is it real Tex-Mex if it's served with a side of black beans? Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos?"--Amazon.com.


Hell's Half Acre

Hell's Half Acre

Author: Richard F. Selcer

Publisher: TCU Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780875650883

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Includes material on Luke Short, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Sam Bass, and Butch Cassiday.


Hell's Islands

Hell's Islands

Author: Stanley Coleman Jersey

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 1603444556

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Presents battlefield accounts and first-person narratives from over 200 Allied and Japanese veterans of the battle on Guadalcanal Island between August 1942 and February 1943.


American Voudou

American Voudou

Author: Rod Davis

Publisher: University of North Texas Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1574410814

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Annotation Details the author's personal experiences with the least understood & often misunderstood aspect of African-American culture, voodoo.


West of Hell's Fringe

West of Hell's Fringe

Author: Glenn Shirley

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1990-09-01

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780806122649

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Presents an account of crime in Oklahoma Territority from 1889 to 1907.


Texas Blood Feud

Texas Blood Feud

Author: Dusty Richards

Publisher: Pinnacle Books

Published: 2009-11-01

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 0786023066

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Chet Byrnes tries to end the feud he started when he hanged three horse thieves.