| Bravo of the Brazos: John Larn of Fort Griffin, Texas Revised Edition Contributor(s): Dearment, Robert K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806137142 ISBN-13: 9780806137148 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2018 Annotation: John Larn was a successful rancher and renowned frontier sheriff, yet he was also the charismatic leader of a vigilante committee that enjoyed widespread support. Before his death at age 29, Larn had killed or participated in killing at least a dozen men. DeArment tells for the first time the complete story of this enigmatic and controversial figure. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.56" W x 8.5" (0.65 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: More than a century after his death in 1878, the mere mention of John Larn's name can trigger strong reactions along the Clear Fork of the Brazos River in northern Texas. In Bravo of the Brazos, Robert K. DeArment tells for the first time the complete story of this enigmatic and controversial figure. Larn was good-looking, well-mannered, and gentle around women and children. He was a successful rancher and renowned frontier sheriff. Yet he was also the charismatic leader of a vigilante committee that enjoyed widespread support. Before his death at age 29, Larn had killed or participated in killing at least a dozen men. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dearment, Robert K.: - Robert K. DeArment is a University of Toledo, Ohio, graduate whose field of interest is nineteenth-century American history with special emphasis on outlaws and law enforcement in the frontier West. He is the author of Bat Masterson: The Man and the Legend and the three-volume Deadly Dozen: Forgotten Gunfighters of the Old West, published by the University of Oklahoma Press. |