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The Horrell Wars: Feuding in Texas and New Mexico

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The Horrell Wars: Feuding in Texas and New Mexico - Johnson, David
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For decades the Horrell brothers of Lampasas, Texas, have been portrayed as ruthless killers and outlaws, but author David Johnson paints a different picture of these controversial men. The Horrells were ranchers, and while folklore has encouraged the belief that they built their herds by rustling, contemporary records indicate a far different picture. The family patriarch, Sam Horrell, was slain at forty-eight during a fight with Apaches in New Mexico. One Horrell son died in Confederate service; of the remaining six ...

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The Horrell Wars: Feuding in Texas and New Mexico 2014, University of North Texas Press, Denton

ISBN-13: 9781574415506

Hardcover