The Lincoln County War

The Lincoln County War

Author: Frederick W. Nolan

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 9780806123776

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The legend of the Lincoln County War and its most romantic figure, Billy the Kid, holds a special place in the history of the American West. Fueled by greed, propelled by religious and racial prejudice, inflamed by liquor and firearms, the war was a struggle to the death for the economic domination of a region where both sides saw enormous opportunity for acquiring wealth. In the end, neither side won and both suffered tremendous losses, human and financial. In this documentary history, for the first time, the participants and eyewitnesses tell the story of those bloody events in their own words. Frederick Nolan has drawn from many and diverse sources, some never before published, to present a detailed and comprehensive account of the whirlwind of violence that swept over Lincoln County, New Mexico, more than a century ago. John Tunstall, the McSweens, Jimmy Dolan, Billy the Kid, the Hispanic townspeople of Lincoln, the outsiders who tried to understand what was happening and restore law and order to the strife-torn territory--all speak out in The Lincoln County War. Nolan weaves their stories and opinions together with his own insightful commentary to produce a seamless, immensely readable account. As the adherents and sympathizers of the Murphy-Dolan and Tunstall-McSween factions tell their versions of events, the story develops a gripping power. Enlivened with eighty-three photographs of both people and places and three maps, the book also includes a detailed chronology of events and biographies of many of the participants.


History of the Lincoln County War

History of the Lincoln County War

Author: Maurice Garland Fulton

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 1980-03

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9780816500529

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In the annals of western history, the Lincoln County War stands out as a complex and tragic event in which lives were lost, fortunes destroyed, and peaceful citizens transformed into lonely, exiled outlaws. A classic reference work on the era of Billy the Kid, this fast-moving account brings new meaning to the war and to those individuals who became its victims.


Violence in Lincoln County, 1869-1881

Violence in Lincoln County, 1869-1881

Author: William Aloysius Keleher

Publisher: Sunstone Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 0865346224

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The Lincoln County (New Mexico) War began over a dispute for the insurance money of Emil Fritz. It flared when the killing of John H. Tunstall became an international incident and started a chain reaction of murders. Long out of print, the work is available with a new Foreword by Marc Simmons and Preface by Michael L. Keleher, the author's son.


Urban Legends of Lincoln County Missouri

Urban Legends of Lincoln County Missouri

Author: Norman McFadden

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-02

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9781733808644

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Celebrated Author and story teller Norman McFadden releases 28 new tales in "Urban Legends of Lincoln County Missouri." Do werewolves truly roam the Sugar Creek valley? Who summoned up the Hobgoblin in Old Monroe? Where did "Frenchman's Bluff" get it's name? Tales of mischief, murder and mystery are the make up of the area's antiquity. In "Urban Legends of Lincoln County Missouri", Author Norman McFadden reveals that tales can be treacherous, and history can be haunting.


Early Kentucky Householders, 1787-1811

Early Kentucky Householders, 1787-1811

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Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0806311592

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This is a consolidated list of approximately 34,000 names that appeared in the annual tax lists for Lincoln County, Kentucky, between 1787 and 1811. Forty-six of the fifty-four Kentucky counties that existed in the year 1811 are mentioned in the descriptions of landholdings claimed by Lincoln County householders during this period; in fact, nearly half of the counties were created out of the original Lincoln County boundaries. Thus a Lincoln County tax list can essentially be viewed as a statewide tax list. This is an important consideration because a tax list of this magnitude can actually stand as a substitute for the missing 1790 and 1800 Kentucky censuses. Mr. Sutherland's "householders" are heads of household who do not necessarily own the land on which they and their families lived. Taxpayers (i.e., householders) recorded in the annual tax lists between 1787 and 1811 are listed here in alphabetical order along with the date of the tax list, the number of the tax book and the page number of the original entry, and an enumeration of all other persons living in the household. As an aid to research the compiler has drawn up a complete "Surname Directory," which groups the phonetic variations of each name under a common spelling so that the researcher has only to search for the "common" spelling rather than the variants. This is a superb research tool


Lincoln County, Tennessee: History Revealed Through Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of Its Ancestors

Lincoln County, Tennessee: History Revealed Through Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of Its Ancestors

Author: M. Secrist

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-04-15

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1105675785

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"The purpose of this work was to gather information, of genealogical interest, that is connected to Lincoln County, Tennessee, and to unite them all together here. I have scoured masses of old books, as well as other records, in search of anyone related to this area. This work consists mainly of biographical and genealogical sketches of Lincoln County ancestors. For ease of the reader they are arranged in alphabetical order. Aside from a few, they also conveniently sourced beneath the individual sketches."--Preface.


The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: 1514-1861

The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: 1514-1861

Author: Lawrence Sanders Rowland

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13: 9781570030901

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Recounting more than three centuries of Spanish and French exploration, English and Huguenor agriculture, and African slave labour, this text traces the history of one of North America's oldest settlements, covering what are now Jasper, Hampton, and part of Alllendale countries.


“Nuestros Antepasados” (Our Ancestors)

“Nuestros Antepasados” (Our Ancestors)

Author: Ernest S. Sanchez

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2015-09-15

Total Pages: 926

ISBN-13: 1504927508

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This is a book that for over forty years was carefully researched and footnoted by the principal author Ernest S. Sanchez. It is a story that is weaved together by multiple interviews with families and their familial history that makes this account and supported by documentation. This book brings into focus the following points: 1. History of the settlement of New Mexico from Onate to the present 2. The principal families that were involved in the settlement and their experiences... 3. The New Mexican experience from the Hispanic view in the history of the settlement of Lincoln County and the Lincoln County War 4. An insight on the personal relationship of the Hispanics with William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid). 5. A very accurate reference in the genealogy of the families that settled in Lincoln County New Mexico. This story illuminates the rich customs and traditions of the people that make up New Mexico history. We get a view of the every day life experiences of the Nuevo Mexicanos, that were passed forward from generation to generation. This account also exposes the violence, greed and racism that not only permeated the Spanish settlement of New Mexico but also fueled the Lincoln County War. It is an American story, a story of the painful birth of a nation.