MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011018204
003 DLC
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010 $a 2011018204
020 $a9781574413175 (cloth : alk. paper)
035 $a(TXA)3871654
040 $aTXA/DLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aF392.P168$bN43 2011
082 00 $a976.4/05$223
100 1 $aNeal, Bill,$d1936-
245 10 $aVengeance is mine :$bthe scandalous love triangle that triggered the Boyce-Sneed feud /$cBill Neal.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aDenton, TX :$bUniversity of North Texas Press,$cc2011.
300 $axviii, 306 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aA.C. Greene series ;$vno. 11
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 293-296) and index.
505 0 $aThe three families: Settling in antebellum Texas -- Migrating to a new frontier: the Texas Panhandle -- Amarillo, 1910: John Beal, Lena--and Al -- A secret too big to keep -- "Let the old men settle it" -- A man with a plan -- Escape, flight, and pursuit -- The gathering storm -- Then the killings begin -- To the courts -- From guns to gavels -- Lena's sanity hearing -- "The greatest legal battle ever" -- The 1912 Fort Worth murder trial of John Beal Sneed -- Protecting a home, or protecting a killer? -- The conclusion of the 1912 John Beal Sneed murder trial -- The waiting game -- Ambush at the death cottage -- "Because this is Texas" -- The second Fort Worth murder trial of John Beal Sneed -- The murder trial begins -- The verdict -- "Making'em believe in ghosts" -- The Beech Epting murder trial -- "No trial for the dead" -- The Vernon murder trial of John Beal Sneed -- The John Beal Sneed wars continue -- Combat in the courts, firefights in the streets -- Epilogue: A. Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat -- Spin-doctoring, dirty tricks, and whatever else it takes -- B. Reflections, speculations, unsolved mysteries -- And what happened to Lena's baby? -- Appendix one: The rest of the tragic story of Hugh D. Spencer -- Miss Lillie was a rover -- Appendix two: Timeline.
650 0 $aBoyce-Sneed Feud.
600 30 $aBoyce family.
600 30 $aSnead family.
600 10 $aSneed, John Beal$xTrials, litigation, etc.
650 0 $aVendetta$zTexas$zTexas Panhandle$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aTriangles (Interpersonal relations)$zTexas$zTexas Panhandle.
650 0 $aViolence$zTexas$zPanhandle$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aTexas Panhandle (Tex.)$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aTexas Panhandle (Tex.)$vBiography.
651 0 $aTexas$xHistory$y1846-1950.
830 0 $aA.C. Greene series ;$v11.