Wyoming Range War: The Infamous Invasion of Johnson County
- ISBN-10
- 0806142618
- ISBN-13
- 9780806142616
- Series
- Wyoming Range War
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 357
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-08
- Author
- John W. Davis
Description
John W. Davis retells the story of the West's most notorious range war. Having delved more deeply than previous writers into land and census records, newspapers, and trial transcripts, Davis has produced an all-new interpretation. He looks at the conflict from the perspective of Johnson County residents and finds that, contrary to the received explanation, these people were not thieves and rustlers but legitimate citizens. Wyoming Range War tells a compelling story that redraws the lines between heroes and villains.
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- 2012-09-05
- 378 pages
- Paperback
- University of Oklahoma Press
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- 2011-11-19
- 622 pages
- Ebook
- University of Oklahoma Press
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