Description
In the 1800s, Tulare County, California, was a hotbed of desperate characters whose deadly gunplay and murderous inclinations left a trail of bodies across the region. Although the Central Valley now makes its name in agriculture, Tulare County was once a bastion of the Wild West with a lineup of hardened criminals that has scarcely been equaled in the annals of crime. Train bandits, coldblooded murderers and callous outlaws armed with shotguns and butcher knives plagued Visalia, Porterville and other sleepy central California towns. Join historian and retired Visalia Police captain Terry Ommen as he relates the transgressions of Tulare County's roughest characters, including thrilling tales of the pistol-packing Mason-Henry Gang, a deadly duel between politically divided journalists and vigilante justice exacted by angry mobs.
Author: Terry L. Ommen
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 10/08/2012
Pages: 130
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9781540206701
ISBN10: 154020670X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Biography & Autobiography | General
Author: Terry L. Ommen
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 10/08/2012
Pages: 130
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9781540206701
ISBN10: 154020670X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Biography & Autobiography | General
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