East Texas Troubles by Jody Edward Ginn
In this story of a rural Texas community's resurrection, Jody Edward Ginn reveals a multifaceted history of the reform of the Texas Rangers and of an unexpected alliance between the legendary frontier lawmen and black residents of the Jim Crow South.
Jody Ginn tells the amazing true story of how the Texas Rangers brought to justice a group of white criminals who were robbing and killing black citizens in deep East Texas in the 1930s during the Jim Crow eraAn exceptionally researched and masterfully written history, East Texas Troubles is a must-read for every Texas history buff."" - Joe B. Davis, Texas Ranger (retired) and President, Former Texas Rangers Foundation
""In East Texas Troubles, Jody Ginn presents a riveting account of a little-known but murderous clash between the forces of good and evil in a backwoods county during the 1930s. The vicious McClanahan-Burleson gang ruthlessly dominated the population of San Augustine, audaciously committing robbery, extortion, assault, and murder - until confronted and overwhelmed by a no-nonsense detachment of recently reorganized Texas Rangers. - Bill O'Neal, author of Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters and War in East Texas: Regulators vs. Moderators
""In mining a subject previously untouched by historians so comprehensively, Jody Ginn has written a book without rival: an honest portrayal of a small American town crippled by a handful of local criminals that resurrects itself with the help of an outside agency commanding greater law enforcement power than it can muster. It's an absorbing, heroic story that might have happened anywhere, and Ginn tells it with skill and accuracy, taking in the whole scope of human elements involved."" - William Seale, author of Texas Riverman: The Life and Times of Captain Andrew Smyth
""Readers of the Old West and true crime stories will appreciate this sordid tale of outlawry and the lawmen who put a stop to it."" - Book Beat with Marie Beth Jones
""In East Texas Troubles, Jody Ginn presents a riveting account of a little-known but murderous clash between the forces of good and evil in a backwoods county during the 1930s. The vicious McClanahan-Burleson gang ruthlessly dominated the population of San Augustine, audaciously committing robbery, extortion, assault, and murder - until confronted and overwhelmed by a no-nonsense detachment of recently reorganized Texas Rangers. - Bill O'Neal, author of Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters and War in East Texas: Regulators vs. Moderators
""In mining a subject previously untouched by historians so comprehensively, Jody Ginn has written a book without rival: an honest portrayal of a small American town crippled by a handful of local criminals that resurrects itself with the help of an outside agency commanding greater law enforcement power than it can muster. It's an absorbing, heroic story that might have happened anywhere, and Ginn tells it with skill and accuracy, taking in the whole scope of human elements involved."" - William Seale, author of Texas Riverman: The Life and Times of Captain Andrew Smyth
""Readers of the Old West and true crime stories will appreciate this sordid tale of outlawry and the lawmen who put a stop to it."" - Book Beat with Marie Beth Jones
A former law enforcement officer, Jody Edward Ginn teaches history at Austin Community College and is a mulitmedia consultant, writer, and producer. He coauthored Palmito Ranch: From Civil War Battlefield to National Historic Landmark.
Robert M. Utley served in the National Park Service for 25 years in various capacities, including Chief Historian from 1964 to 1972. Since his retirement from the federal government in 1980, he has devoted himself full-time to historical research and writing with a specialty in the American West. He is author, among many articles and books he has published, of Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier, Revised Edition; Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life; Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers; and The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West. A founder of the Western History Association, Utley has served on its governing council and as its president.
Robert M. Utley served in the National Park Service for 25 years in various capacities, including Chief Historian from 1964 to 1972. Since his retirement from the federal government in 1980, he has devoted himself full-time to historical research and writing with a specialty in the American West. He is author, among many articles and books he has published, of Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier, Revised Edition; Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life; Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers; and The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West. A founder of the Western History Association, Utley has served on its governing council and as its president.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780806162911 |
| ISBN 10 | 0806162910 |
| Title | East Texas Troubles |
| Author | Jody Edward Ginn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Year published | 2019-07-30 |
| Number of pages | 210 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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