Captain Jack Helm : A Victim of Texas Reconstruction Violence Hardback
by Chuck Parsons
Part of the A.C. Greene Series series
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In Captain Jack Helm, Chuck Parsons explores the life of John Jackson “Jack” Helm, whose main claim to fame has been that he was a victim of man-killer John Wesley Hardin.
That he was, but he was much more in his violence-filled lifetime during Reconstruction Texas.
First as a deputy sheriff, then county sheriff, and finally captain of the notorious Texas State Police, he developed a reputation as a violent and ruthless man-hunter.
He arrested many suspected lawbreakers, but often his prisoner was killed before reaching a jail for “attempting to escape.” This horrific tendency ultimately brought about his downfall.
Helm’s aggressive enforcement of his version of “law and order” resulted in a deadly confrontation with two of his enemies in the midst of the Sutton-Taylor Feud.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:336 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, map, notes
- Publisher:University of North Texas Press,U.S.
- Publication Date:28/02/2018
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- ISBN:9781574417180
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:336 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, map, notes
- Publisher:University of North Texas Press,U.S.
- Publication Date:28/02/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781574417180
