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The Letters of John Wesley Hardin
Courtesy special collections Albert B. Alkek Library, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
Gunfighter
" ... the only authentic autobiography of a gunfighter ... reveals [what] made him the most dreaded killer in Texas, admitting to at least 40 fatal shootings ..."--Cover.
Fifty Years of Segregation
This book examines the history of 20th century racial segregation in Kentucky higher education, the last state in the South to enact legislation banning interracial education in private schools and the first to remove it. In five chapters and an epilogue, the book traces the growth of racism, the period of acceptance of racism, the black community's efforts for reform, the stresses of "separate and unequal," and the unrelenting pressure to desegregate Kentucky schools. Different tactics, ranging from community and religious organization support to legislative and legal measures, that were used for specific campaigns are described in detail. The final chapters of the book describe the struggl...
A Lawless Breed
John Wesley Hardin spread terror in much of Texas in the years following the Civil War as the most wanted fugitive. Hardin left an autobiography in which he detailed many of the troubles of his life. In A Lawless Breed, Parsons and Brown have meticulously examined his claims against available records to determine how much of his life story is true, and how much was only a half truth, or a complete lie.
John Hardin and His Wives
John Hardin was born 3 January 1826 in Henry County, Kentucky. His parents were Eli Paine Hardin (1796-1876) and Mary Vance (1796-1893). His family moved to Missouri in about 1838. He married Sarah Jane Hand, daughter of George Hand and Mahala Smith, 22 June 1852. They had five children. They moved to Colorado in 1864 and Sarah died in 1865. John married Sarah's half sister, Mahala Hand, daughter of George Hand and Sarah Shepherd, 13 November 1866 in Bethany, Missouri. They had eight children. He died 8 August 1911. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Colorado.
John Wesley Hardin
Thus spoke one lawman about John Wesley Hardin, easily the most feared and fearless of all the gunfighters in the West. Nobody knows the exact number of his victims-perhaps as few as twenty or as many as fifty. In his way of thinking, Hardin never shot a man who did not deserve it. Seeking to gain insight into Hardin’s homicidal mind, Leon Metz describes how Hardin’s bloody career began in post-Civil War Central Texas, when lawlessness and killings were commonplace, and traces his life of violence until his capture and imprisonment in 1878. After numerous unsuccessful escape attempts, Hardin settled down and received a pardon years later in 1895. He wrote an autobiography but did not live to see it published. Within a few months of his release, John Selman gunned him down in an El Paso saloon.
The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia
The story of African Americans in Kentucky is as diverse and vibrant as the state's general history. The work of more than 150 writers, The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia is an essential guide to the black experience in the Commonwealth. The encyclopedia includes biographical sketches of politicians and community leaders as well as pioneers in art, science, and industry. Kentucky's impact on the national scene is registered in an array of notable figures, such as writers William Wells Brown and bell hooks, reformers Bessie Lucas Allen and Shelby Lanier Jr., sports icons Muhammad Ali and Isaac Murphy, civil rights leaders Whitney Young Jr. and Georgia Powers, and entertainers Ernest H...
International Election Principles
This book is a practical resource covering standards, rules, and other criteria that apply to elections around the world. The book is designed to help attorneys (and others observing or otherwise participating in the electoral process) understand the general standards and theoretical complexities of the field. Each author presents core principles to explain electoral processes and examines democratic elections in a broader political context. This comprehensive resource will help unite theory and practice.
Diamondback
A century and a half ago, just before the Cherokee people were driven at bayonet-point from their ancestral Great Smokies home to the Oklahoma reservation, they hid their gold mines. Four thousand died on that infamous Trail of Tears, and their secrets died with them. Now, solitary prospector Moses Kyle discovers one of the ancient lost mines. And disappears. Among those looking for Moses are pilot John Hardin and Cherokee biker Kitty Birdsong. But also on the hunt in the misty folds of the Blue Ridge is a murderous family clan rooted in the worst kind of evil, along with a group of cult members led by a fanatical snake-handling preacher. When naked greed erupts into violence, John and Kitty must fight for their lives. "A beautifully written high-octane thriller." -Ridley Pearson. NY Times best-selling author.
