The Bisbee Massacre
Robbery, Murder and Retribution in the Arizona Territory, 1883-1884
Seiten
2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6731-7 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6731-7 (ISBN)
In December 1883, five outlaws attempted to rob the A.A. Castaneda Mercantile in the fledgling mining town of Bisbee in the Arizona Territory. The robbery was a disaster: four citizens shot dead, one a pregnant woman. This comprehensive history takes a fresh look at the event that marked the end of the Wild West period in the Arizona Territory.
In December 1883, five outlaws attempted to rob the A.A. Castaneda Mercantile establishment in the fledgling mining town of Bisbee in the Arizona Territory. The robbery was a disaster: four citizens shot dead, one a pregnant woman. The failed heist was national news, with the subsequent manhunt, trial and execution of the alleged perpetrators followed by newspapers from New York to San Francisco.
The Bisbee Massacre was as momentous as the infamous blood feud between the Earp brothers and the cowboys two years earlier, and led to the only recorded lynching in the town of Tombstone--John Heath, a sporting man, who was thought to be the mastermind. New research indicates he may have been innocent. This comprehensive history takes a fresh look at the event that marked the end of the Wild West period in the Arizona Territory.
In December 1883, five outlaws attempted to rob the A.A. Castaneda Mercantile establishment in the fledgling mining town of Bisbee in the Arizona Territory. The robbery was a disaster: four citizens shot dead, one a pregnant woman. The failed heist was national news, with the subsequent manhunt, trial and execution of the alleged perpetrators followed by newspapers from New York to San Francisco.
The Bisbee Massacre was as momentous as the infamous blood feud between the Earp brothers and the cowboys two years earlier, and led to the only recorded lynching in the town of Tombstone--John Heath, a sporting man, who was thought to be the mastermind. New research indicates he may have been innocent. This comprehensive history takes a fresh look at the event that marked the end of the Wild West period in the Arizona Territory.
David Grassé is an assistant library director in Payson, Arizona. He has previously published three books and numerous articles about Arizona Territorial history as well as several journal and newspaper articles about the Old West.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Marshall Trimble
Preface and Acknowledgments
Prologue
One ◆ The Town
Two ◆ The Robbery
Three ◆ The Manhunt
Four ◆ The Trials (Part One)
Five ◆ The Trials (Part Two)
Six ◆ The Lynching
Seven ◆ The Hanging
Eight ◆ The Aftermath
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.12.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 87 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 458 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6731-4 / 1476667314 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6731-7 / 9781476667317 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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