The Cornett-Whitley Gang: Violence Unleashed in Texas (A.C. Greene)

by David Johnson

Doug Dukes (Foreword)

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During the late 1880s, the Cornett-Whitley gang rose on the Texas scene with a daring train robbery at McNeil Station, only miles from the capital of Texas. In the frenzy that followed the robbery, the media castigated both lawmen and government officials, at times lauded the outlaws, and indulged in trial by media. At Flatonia the gang tortured the passengers and indulged in an orgy of violence that earned them international recognition and infamy.

The damage that the gang caused is incalculable, including the destruction, temporarily, of a Texas Ranger company. The gang tarnished reputations, shed light on...Read more
  • ISBN13 9781574417685
  • Publish Date 13 June 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of North Texas Press,U.S.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Language English