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Never caught twice : horse stealing in Western Nebraska, 1850-1890 / Matthew S. Luckett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Luckett, Matthew S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frontier and pioneer life--Nebraska--19th century.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--History--19th century.
- Indians of North America.
- Horse stealing--Nebraska--History--19th century.
- Horse stealing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (387 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Never Caught Twice offers a comprehensive cross-cultural study of horse theft as a crime, a transactional activity, and an intercultural phenomenon on the Great Plains of Western Nebraska"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Maps Meridians, and Mounts in Western Nebraska
- You Must Watch Your Horses
- Theft Cultures
- The Horse Wars
- A Most Tempting Business
- From Thieves to Villains
- When Horse Thieves Were Hanged
- Epilogue: The Old West in Miniature.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781496223234
- 1496223233
- 9781496205148
- 1496205146
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