Judge Roy Bean Law West Of The Pecos

Author : C. L. Sonnichsen
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789123917
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roy Bean written by C. L. Sonnichsen and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-13 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phantly Roy Bean, Jr. (1825-1903), self-styled “Law West of the Pecos,” was an eccentric American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas. According to legend, he held court in his saloon along the Rio Grande on a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert of southwest Texas. Southwestern historian and folklorist, C. L. Sonnichsen, lived near Judge Bean’s house for several years and decided to pen this biography, first published in 1943, owing to his belief that it was “high time for somebody to look into his history and see how a Roy Bean ever came to be at all.” Roy Bean: Law West of the Pecos examines Judge Bean’s legendary, as well as factual background and makes for a fascinating read.

Author : C. L. Sonnichsen
Publisher : Mockingbird Books
ISBN 13 : 9781932801354
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judge Roy Bean: Law West of the Pecos written by C. L. Sonnichsen and published by Mockingbird Books. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roy Bean was one of the most colorful characters to inhabit the state of Texas, and he chose one of the state's most Godforsaken places as his personal dominion-the empty, dusty plains west of the Pecos River's junction with the Rio Grande, out near... well, not really near anyplace to speak of. Sandwiched between the banks of the Rio Grande and the Sunset Route of the Southern Pacific Railroad, Bean's corner of the world began as a rough railroad camp and went downhill from there. Bean named his town Langtry, after the famous and beautiful English entertainer Miss Lily Langtry. Adopting her popular nickname, he dubbed his notorious saloon and pool hall the Jersey Lilly (spelling was not Bean's greatest strength). The tales of his escapades are countless; Sonnichsen surely had to choose only the best to include in his book. Whether Bean was chaining a drunk to a half-tamed bear or claiming that the Jersey Lilly had a policy against making change (what you proffered, he kept), Roy Bean cut a wide swath through Texas folklore. It was his status as judge-or justice of the peace, to be more precise-that brought the greatest glory to Roy Bean. Should a bar patron complain of the no-change policy, Judge Roy Bean would announce himself the Law West of the Pecos and would fine the complainer, said fine being in the exact amount of the change claimed. And that was only the beginning. The stories go on and on; the reader will find dozens in the pages of this classic book.

Author : Texas. Travel and Information Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judge Roy Bean, Law West of the Pecos written by Texas. Travel and Information Division and published by . This book was released on 1969* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Leland Sonnichsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roy Bean written by Charles Leland Sonnichsen and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life and adventures of one of the most famous law men in frontier West Texas.

Author : Everett Lloyd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Law West of the Pecos written by Everett Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jack Skiles
Publisher : Texas Tech University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780896723696
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judge Roy Bean Country written by Jack Skiles and published by Texas Tech University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively account of a harsh but beautiful landscape and the characters who have inhabited it. Learn the truth about Judge Roy Bean and a few other heroes and rogues.

Author : Chrysta Castañeda
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1734082216
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens written by Chrysta Castañeda and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-27 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: T. Boone Pickens, legendary Texas oilman and infamous corporate raider from the 1980s, climbed the steps of the Reeves County courthouse in Pecos, Texas in early November 2016. He entered the solitary courtroom and settled into the witness stand for two days of testimony in what would be the final trial of his life. Pickens, who was 88 by then, had made and lost billions over his long career, but he’d come to Pecos seeking justice from several other oil companies. He claimed they cut him out of what became the biggest oil play he’d ever invested in—in an oil-rich section of far West Texas that was primed for an unprecedented boom. After years of dealing with the media, shareholders and politicians, Pickens would need to win over a dozen West Texas jurors in one last battle. To lead his legal fight, he chose an unlikely advocate—Chrysta Castañeda, a Dallas solo practitioner who had only recently returned to the practice of law after a hiatus borne of disillusionment with big firms. Pickens was a hardline Republican, while Castañeda had run for public office as a Democrat. But they shared an unwavering determination to win and formed a friendship that spanned their differences in age, politics, and gender. In a town where frontier justice was once meted out by Judge Roy Bean—“The Law West of the Pecos”—Pickens would gird for one final courtroom showdown. Sitting through trial every day, he was determined to prevail, even at the cost of his health. The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens is a high-stakes courtroom drama told through the eyes of Castañeda. It’s the story of an American business legend still fighting in the twilight of his long career, and the lawyer determined to help him make one final stand for justice.

Author : Ruel McDaniel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vinegarroon; the Saga of Judge Roy Bean written by Ruel McDaniel and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roy Bean wrote deeply into the history of the Southwest. Without realizing that he was doing anything materially out of the ordinary, he established himself without authority, save his indomitable spirit and two six-guns, as Law in that vast and lawless domain between El Paso and the Pecos River and proceeded to live the most amazing career in the later history of the Southwest.

Author : Douglas Lee Braudaway
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738501284
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Val Verde County written by Douglas Lee Braudaway and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along the banks of the Rio Grande lies Val Verde County, one of the largest counties in Texas. The spirit of the region and its people are captured in historic photos.

Author : Chris Enss
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 076275186X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales Behind the Tombstones written by Chris Enss and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales Behind the Tombstones tells the stories behind the deaths (or supposed deaths) and burials of the Old West's most nefarious outlaws, notorious women, and celebrated lawmen. Readers will learn the story behind Calamity Jane's wish to be buried next to Wild Bill Hickok, discover how and where the Earp brothers came to be buried, and visit the sites of tombs long forgotten while legends have lived on.