Lincoln county war book

The legend of the lincoln county war in new mexico and its most romantic figure, billy the kid, holds a special place in the history of the american west. The lincoln county war was an old west conflict between rival factions which began in 1878 in new mexico territory, the predecessor of the state of new mexico, and continued until 1881. Lincoln county was organized december 14, 1818 effective january 1, 1819 from st. The feud became famous because of the participation of the criminal henry mccarty billy the kid. During the 1870s a group of merchants and their allies, kn. Soon, another man named john riley also entered into the business.

Fueled by greed, propelled by religious and racial prejudice, inflamed by liquor and firearms, the war was a struggle to the death for. Lincoln county is the home to numerous historical landmarks. Long simmering tensions in lincoln county, new mexico, explode into a bloody shooting war when gunmen murder the english rancher john tunstall. In the kid and me frederick turner deftly recreates the lincoln county war in what was then new mexico territory. Charles county, and named for benjamin lincoln, revolutionary war general.

Clearly, the lincoln county war was not her finest hour, just her best known. In the shadow of billy the kid university of new mexico press. Mark rosenbohm is raising funds for the story of the lincoln county war by rick geary on kickstarter. His encyclopedic coverage can be seen from two vantage points. Henn arrived in new mexico in 1965 and started researching the lincoln. With new light on the lincoln county war recovering the u. In the annals of western history, the lincoln county war stands out as a complex and tragic event in which lives were lost, fortunes destroyed, and peaceful citizens transformed into lonely, exiled outlaws. This is the first book to place her in a larger context. Guns of the lincoln county war hardback or cased book.

History civil war, 18611865 exclude extended shelves you can also browse an alphabetical list from this subject or from. The lincoln county war was a conflict between rival cattle barons in 19th century new mexico territory. The legend of the lincoln county war in new mexico and its most romantic figure. Camp blount is one of the few historic sites in tennessee associated with the war of 1812. Lincoln county and its wars by nora henn the dolan house. The legend of the lincoln county war and its most romantic figure.

The first graphic novel to tell the true story of the bloodiest episode in. This newly published book is a collection of the research of the late nora true henn. The book is easy to understand and follow for those unfamiliar with weaponry, but is thorough and descriptive enough to capture the interest of. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. A classic reference work on the era of billy the kid, this fastmoving account brings new meaning to the war and to those individuals who became its victims. Clearly focused, dramatic, and authoritative, nolans lincoln county war will quickly become the basic book on the subject. The lincoln county war was an old west conflict between rival factions which began in 1878.