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Vengeance is mine : the scandalous love triangle that triggered the Boyce-Sneed feud

Title
Vengeance is mine : the scandalous love triangle that triggered the Boyce-Sneed feud / Bill Neal.
Author
Neal, Bill, 1936-
Publication
Denton, TX : University of North Texas Press, c2011.

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Description
xviii, 306 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Series Statement
A.C. Greene series ; no. 11
Uniform Title
A.C. Greene series ; 11.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-296) and index.
Contents
The three families: Settling in antebellum Texas -- Migrating to a new frontier: the Texas Panhandle -- Amarillo, 1910: John Beal, Lena -- and Al -- A secret too big to keep -- "Let the old men settle it" -- A man with a plan -- Escape, flight, and pursuit -- The gathering storm -- Then the killings begin -- To the courts -- From guns to gavels -- Lena's sanity hearing -- "The greatest legal battle ever" -- The 1912 Fort Worth murder trial of John Beal Sneed -- Protecting a home, or protecting a killer? -- The conclusion of the 1912 John Beal Sneed murder trial -- The waiting game -- Ambush at the death cottage -- "Because this is Texas" -- The second Fort Worth murder trial of John Beal Sneed -- The murder trial begins -- The verdict -- "Making'em believe in ghosts" -- The Beech Epting murder trial -- "No trial for the dead" -- The Vernon murder trial of John Beal Sneed -- The John Beal Sneed wars continue -- Combat in the courts, firefights in the streets -- Epilogue: A. Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat -- Spin-doctoring, dirty tricks, and whatever else it takes -- B. Reflections, speculations, unsolved mysteries -- And what happened to Lena's baby? -- Appendix one: The rest of the tragic story of Hugh D. Spencer -- Miss Lillie was a rover -- Appendix two: Timeline.
Call Number
IBM 11-9002
ISBN
  • 9781574413175 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1574413171 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2011018204
OCLC
720899816
Author
Neal, Bill, 1936-
Title
Vengeance is mine : the scandalous love triangle that triggered the Boyce-Sneed feud / Bill Neal.
Imprint
Denton, TX : University of North Texas Press, c2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Series
A.C. Greene series ; no. 11
A.C. Greene series ; 11.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-296) and index.
Research Call Number
IBM 11-9002
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