Lynching in Colorado, 1859-1919 / Stephen J. Leonard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leonard, Stephen J., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lynching--Colorado--History--19th century.

Lynching.

History.

Colorado.

Physical Description:

xiii, 246 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, [2002]

Summary:

In this examination of more than 175 lynchings, Stephen J. Leonard illustrates the role economics, migration, race, and gender played in the shaping of justice and injustice in Colorado. One of the first comprehensive studies of the phenomenon in a Western state, Lynching in Colorado provides an essential complement to recent studies of Southern lynchings, demonstrating that at times the land of purple mountain's majesty was just as lynching-prone as was the land of Dixie. Written for general fans of Western history as well as scholars of American culture, Lynching in Colorado shows Westerners at their worst and their best as they struggled to define law and order.

Contents:

People's courts and vigilance committees, 1859-1861

Major towns, 1860s-1880s

The hinterland

The Cuddigan and other lynchings, 1884-1906

Tug-of-war

Race and lynching.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-230) and index.

ISBN:

0870816802

OCLC:

50243626