The Last Sheriff in Texas: A True Tale of Violence and the Vote
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- Condition
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- “Paperback book,minor wear”
- ISBN
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
ISBN-10
1640091262
ISBN-13
9781640091269
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242664102
Product Key Features
Book Title
Last Sheriff in Texas : a True Tale of Violence and the Vote
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Sociology / General, Law Enforcement, American Government / State
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
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Praise for The Last Sheriff in Texas An Amazon Best History Book of the Month "[A] narrative with resonance well beyond seekers of Texas history. The Last Sheriff in Texas would be an amazing allegory for our times, were it fiction. Instead it suggests cultural trenches that we view as new that were dug decades ago." -- Houston Chronicle "[I]ntensely researched, passionately written and dense with meaning, both for its examination of our history and its tacit meditation on what that means today. . . . As a story about violence, policing, elections and society, McCollom's book is immediate. As a reflection on Texan myth and reality, it is timeless. . . . McCollom has earned his place in the canon with a tale that's part true-crime, part sociological nonfiction, and part national epic." -- The Texas Observer "[A] riveting story of a time when sheriffs could get away with murder." -- Dallas Morning News "With a cover that's half sepia and half the black-and-blue of storm clouds and bruises, the design of The Last Sheriff in Texas echoes McCollom's style, a hybrid of old-timers sitting on the front porch telling tales and true crime. The book is consistently entertaining and a valuable chapter of South Texas history, the patron system of vote fraud (think box thirteen and LBJ), and the nascent struggle for Mexican American civil rights . . . McCollom skillfully conveys the personalities of his large cast of fascinating characters. He conjures a visceral sense of foreboding as the election approaches, and evokes the time and place with rich detail and personal experience . . . The Last Sheriff in Texas takes place in the middle of the last century and remains sadly relevant today." -- Lone Star Literary Life "A true-crime story centering on a South Texas lawman who became a law unto himself . . . Of interest to students of Texas history as well as aspiring law enforcement officers, who should read it as an example of how not to conduct themselves." -- Kirkus Reviews, Praise for The Last Sheriff in Texas An Amazon Best History Book of the Month "[A] riveting story of a time when sheriffs could get away with murder." -- Dallas Morning News "[A] narrative with resonance well beyond seekers of Texas history. The Last Sheriff in Texas would be an amazing allegory for our times, were it fiction. Instead it suggests cultural trenches that we view as new that were dug decades ago." -- Houston Chronicle "[I]ntensely researched, passionately written and dense with meaning, both for its examination of our history and its tacit meditation on what that means today. . . . As a story about violence, policing, elections and society, McCollom's book is immediate. As a reflection on Texan myth and reality, it is timeless. . . . McCollom has earned his place in the canon with a tale that's part true-crime, part sociological nonfiction, and part national epic." -- The Texas Observer "A true-crime story centering on a South Texas lawman who became a law unto himself . . . Of interest to students of Texas history as well as aspiring law enforcement officers, who should read it as an example of how not to conduct themselves." -- Kirkus Reviews "With a cover that's half sepia and half the black-and-blue of storm clouds and bruises, the design of The Last Sheriff in Texas echoes McCollom's style, a hybrid of old-timers sitting on the front porch telling tales and true crime. The book is consistently entertaining and a valuable chapter of South Texas history, the patron system of vote fraud (think box thirteen and LBJ), and the nascent struggle for Mexican American civil rights . . . McCollom skillfully conveys the personalities of his large cast of fascinating characters. He conjures a visceral sense of foreboding as the election approaches, and evokes the time and place with rich detail and personal experience . . . The Last Sheriff in Texas takes place in the middle of the last century and remains sadly relevant today." --Lone Star Literary Life, Praise for The Last Sheriff in Texas An Amazon Best History Book of the Month "[A] narrative with resonance well beyond seekers of Texas history. The Last Sheriff in Texas would be an amazing allegory for our times, were it fiction. Instead it suggests cultural trenches that we view as new that were dug decades ago." -- Houston Chronicle "[I]ntensely researched, passionately written and dense with meaning, both for its examination of our history and its tacit meditation on what that means today. . . . As a story about violence, policing, elections and society, McCollom's book is immediate. As a reflection on Texan myth and reality, it is timeless. . . . McCollom has earned his place in the canon with a tale that's part true-crime, part sociological nonfiction, and part national epic." -- The Texas Observer "[A] riveting story of a time when sheriffs could get away with murder." -- Dallas Morning News "A true-crime story centering on a South Texas lawman who became a law unto himself . . . Of interest to students of Texas history as well as aspiring law enforcement officers, who should read it as an example of how not to conduct themselves." -- Kirkus Reviews "With a cover that's half sepia and half the black-and-blue of storm clouds and bruises, the design of The Last Sheriff in Texas echoes McCollom's style, a hybrid of old-timers sitting on the front porch telling tales and true crime. The book is consistently entertaining and a valuable chapter of South Texas history, the patron system of vote fraud (think box thirteen and LBJ), and the nascent struggle for Mexican American civil rights . . . McCollom skillfully conveys the personalities of his large cast of fascinating characters. He conjures a visceral sense of foreboding as the election approaches, and evokes the time and place with rich detail and personal experience . . . The Last Sheriff in Texas takes place in the middle of the last century and remains sadly relevant today." -- Lone Star Literary Life, "[A] riveting story of a time when sheriffs could get away with murder." -- Dallas Morning News "[A] narrative with resonance well beyond seekers of Texas history. The Last Sheriff in Texas would be an amazing allegory for our times, were it fiction. Instead it suggests cultural trenches that we view as new that were dug decades ago." --Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle "A true-crime story centering on a South Texas lawman who became a law unto himself . . . Of interest to students of Texas history as well as aspiring law enforcement officers, who should read it as an example of how not to conduct themselves." -- Kirkus Reviews "With a cover that's half sepia and half the black-and-blue of storm clouds and bruises, the design of The Last Sheriff in Texas echoes McCollom's style, a hybrid of old-timers sitting on the front porch telling tales and true crime. The book is consistently entertaining and a valuable chapter of South Texas history, the patron system of vote fraud (think box thirteen and LBJ), and the nascent struggle for Mexican American civil rights . . . McCollom skillfully conveys the personalities of his large cast of fascinating characters. He conjures a visceral sense of foreboding as the election approaches, and evokes the time and place with rich detail and personal experience . . . The Last Sheriff in Texas takes place in the middle of the last century and remains sadly relevant today." --Lone Star Literary Life, An Amazon Best History Book of the Month "[A] riveting story of a time when sheriffs could get away with murder." -- Dallas Morning News "[A] narrative with resonance well beyond seekers of Texas history. The Last Sheriff in Texas would be an amazing allegory for our times, were it fiction. Instead it suggests cultural trenches that we view as new that were dug decades ago." --Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle "A true-crime story centering on a South Texas lawman who became a law unto himself . . . Of interest to students of Texas history as well as aspiring law enforcement officers, who should read it as an example of how not to conduct themselves." -- Kirkus Reviews "With a cover that's half sepia and half the black-and-blue of storm clouds and bruises, the design of The Last Sheriff in Texas echoes McCollom's style, a hybrid of old-timers sitting on the front porch telling tales and true crime. The book is consistently entertaining and a valuable chapter of South Texas history, the patron system of vote fraud (think box thirteen and LBJ), and the nascent struggle for Mexican American civil rights . . . McCollom skillfully conveys the personalities of his large cast of fascinating characters. He conjures a visceral sense of foreboding as the election approaches, and evokes the time and place with rich detail and personal experience . . . The Last Sheriff in Texas takes place in the middle of the last century and remains sadly relevant today." --Lone Star Literary Life
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An Amazon Best History Book of the Month " The Last Sheriff in Texas would be an amazing allegory for our times, were it fiction. Instead it suggests cultural trenches that we view as new that were dug decades ago." -- Houston Chronicle "Intensely researched, passionately written and dense with meaning, both for its examination of our history and its tacit meditation on what that means today . . . McCollom has earned his place in the canon with a tale that's part true-crime, part sociological nonfiction, and part national epic." -- Texas Observer A small-town election pits a violent if popular sheriff against those eager to see his iron rule end. The Last Sheriff in Texas is a riveting narrative about a landmark standoff between Old Texas Justice and a modern, more inclusive vision of the West., An Amazon Best History Book of the Month This true crime story transports readers to a tumultuous time in Texas history--when the old ways clashed with the new--as it sheds light on police brutality, gun control, Mexican American civil rights, and much more "[A] riveting story of a time when sheriffs could get away with murder." -- Dallas Morning News Beeville, Texas, was the most American of small towns--the place that GIs had fantasized about while fighting through the ruins of Europe, a place of good schools, clean streets, and churches. Old West justice ruled, as evidenced by a 1947 shootout when outlaws surprised popular sheriff Vail Ennis at a gas station and shot him five times, point-blank, in the belly. Ennis managed to draw his gun and put three bullets in each assailant; he reloaded and shot them three times more. Time magazine's full-page article on the shooting was seen by some as a referendum on law enforcement owing to the sheriff's extreme violence, but supportive telegrams from across America poured into Beeville's tiny post office. Yet when a second violent incident threw Ennis into the crosshairs of public opinion once again, the uprising was orchestrated by an unlikely figure: his close friend and Beeville's favorite son, Johnny Barnhart. Barnhart confronted Ennis in the election of 1952: a landmark standoff between old Texas, with its culture of cowboy bravery and violence, and urban Texas, with its lawyers, oil institutions, and a growing Mexican population. The town would never be the same again. The Last Sheriff in Texas is a riveting narrative about the postwar American landscape, an era grappling with the same issues we continue to face today. Debate over excessive force in law enforcement, Anglo-Mexican relations, gun control, the influence of the media, urban-rural conflict, the power of the oil industry, mistrust of politicians and the political process--all have surprising historical precedence in the story of Vail Ennis and Johnny Barnhart.
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