The McLaurys in Tombstone, Arizona An O.K. Corral Obituary / [Recurso electrónico] :
by Paul Lee Johnson.
- 1st ed.
- Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2012.
- 1 online resource (416 p.)
- Number 12 in the A.C. Greene series .
- A.C. Greene series ; 12. Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: Fame from the barrel of a gun -- The clan McClaughry -- The McLaurys in Iowa -- War and the failed marriage -- William R. McLaury -- Buchanan County, Iowa -- The McLaury brothers in Arizona -- Will McLaury, attorney-at-law -- The Arizona frontier -- "My name is well known in Arizona" -- Border crime -- Politics of Arizona and Tombstone -- "More havoc than Apaches" -- The vexed question -- "The grave situation on the border" -- Vengeful schemes -- Summer storms -- Loss in Fort Worth -- Deadly ambush -- "Glad you are on the alert" -- Open hostilities -- Indian summer -- "Throw up your hands" -- "Hurled into eternity" -- A charge of murder -- "This don't bring back my dead brothers -- "The cause of the murder was this" -- "I do not like your letter" -- "And tales of broken faith" -- "I knew they were all down on you" -- Habeas corpus -- "They would shoot a fellow to see him fall" -- "None of the results is satisfactory" -- Epilogue: Three McLaury brothers.
Libro Electrónico
9781574414585
McClaughry family.
Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona--Tombstone. Violence--History--Arizona--Tombstone--19th century. Lawyers--Texas--Fort Worth--Biography. Outlaws--Arizona--Tombstone--Biography.