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Captain Jack Helm : A Victim of Texas Reconstruction Violence / by Chuck Parsons ; foreword by Kenneth W. Howell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parsons, Chuck, author.
- Series:
- A.C. Greene series ; no. 18.
- Number 18 in the A.C. Greene series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hardin, John Wesley, 1853-1895.
- Hardin, John Wesley.
- Helm, Jack, 1837-1873.
- Helm, Jack.
- Sutton-Taylor Feud.
- Violence--Texas--History--19th century.
- Violence.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Texas.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Texas.
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).
- Outlaws--Texas--Biography.
- Outlaws.
- Police, State--Texas--Biography.
- Police, State.
- Sheriffs--Texas--Biography.
- Sheriffs.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- In Captain Jack Helm, Chuck Parsons explores the life of John Jackson "Jack" Helm, whose main claim to fame has been that he was a victim of man-killer John Wesley Hardin. That he was, but he was much more in his violence-filled lifetime during Reconstruction Texas. First as a deputy sheriff, then county sheriff, and finally captain of the notorious Texas State Police, he developed a reputation as a violent and ruthless man-hunter. He arrested many suspected lawbreakers, but often his prisoner was killed before reaching a jail for "attempting to escape." This horrific tendency ultimately brought about his downfall. Helm's aggressive enforcement of his version of "law and order" resulted in a deadly confrontation with two of his enemies in the midst of the Sutton-Taylor Feud.
- Contents:
- A nation torn apart
- Troubles on the DeWitt-Lavaca Counties line
- The Choate Ranch raid
- Action in Matagorda County
- Feuding against the Taylors
- "Six shooter gentry"
- Gunfire at the Billings Store
- "Attempting to escape"
- Epilogue: The grave of John Jackson Helm
- Appendix A: Jack Helm, Dewitt County Captain Commanding
- Appendix B: Vigilantes in Goliad County
- Appendix C: State police roster of Capt. Jack Helm
- Appendix D: Regulators of Goliad County.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-57441-726-6
- OCLC:
- 1029252096
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