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The governor's hounds : the Texas State Police, 1870-1873 / Barry A. Crouch & Donaly E. Brice.

By: Crouch, Barry A, 1941-Contributor(s): Brice, Donaly EMaterial type: TextTextSeries: JSTOR eBooksJack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture: no. 30.Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, c2011Description: 1 online resource (xi, 312 p.) illISBN: 0292735383 (electronic bk.); 9780292735385 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Texas State Police -- History | Police, State -- Texas -- History -- 19th century | Law enforcement -- Texas -- History -- 19th centuryAdditional physical formats: Print version:: governor's hounds.DDC classification: 363.209764 LOC classification: HV7571.T4 | C76 2011Online resources: Click here to view this ebook.
Contents:
Murder: an inalienable state right -- An "untiring enemy to all evil-doers": the formation of the state police -- "An affair only equalled by the exploits of the comanches": the Hill County imbroglio -- "The dark recesses of their hearts": the state police and martial law in Walker County -- A shamelessly disloyal community: the state police and Limestone/Freestone Counties -- The job is relentless: state policemen in action -- Lampasas: the death of the state police.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Murder: an inalienable state right -- An "untiring enemy to all evil-doers": the formation of the state police -- "An affair only equalled by the exploits of the comanches": the Hill County imbroglio -- "The dark recesses of their hearts": the state police and martial law in Walker County -- A shamelessly disloyal community: the state police and Limestone/Freestone Counties -- The job is relentless: state policemen in action -- Lampasas: the death of the state police.

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The late Barry Crouch was Professor of History at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., for twenty-one years. His books include The Freedmen's Bureau and Black Texans and The Dance of Freedom: Texas African Americans during Reconstruction.

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