A Hanging in Nacogdoches : Murder, Race, Politics, and Polemics in Texas's Oldest Town, 1870-1916.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
- Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series .
- Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: A Murder, a Manhunt, a Trial, and an Execution -- Chapter One: Three Killed in Black Jack -- Chapter Two: A City with a Long Past -- Chapter Three: A Texas Sheriff -- Chapter Four: A Suspect and a Possible Motive -- Chapter Five: Nacogdoches in 1902 -- Chapter Six: A Suspect Is Caught -- Chapter Seven: Lynchings: A Grim Fact of Life -- Chapter Eight: Populism and Race: An Incendiary Mix -- Chapter Nine: The Spradley-Haltom Feud -- Chapter Ten: Buchanan Confesses in Shreveport -- Chapter Eleven: A Desperate Journey across East Texas -- Chapter Twelve: Preparations Made for Buchanan's Trial -- Chapter Thirteen: Buchanan Returns for Trial -- Chapter Fourteen: A Hanging in Nacogdoches -- PART II: Aftermath -- Chapter Fifteen: Quick Hanging Sparks Criticism and Praise -- Chapter Sixteen: Wettermark, Whitecapping, and a Whipping -- Chapter Seventeen: Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photo section follows page 126.
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