Hell Paso : life and death in the old west's most dangerous town /
Spanning a nearly thirty-year period, from the 1880s through the early 1900s, Hell Paso is the true story of the desperate men and notorious women that made El Paso, Texas, the Old West's most dangerous town. Supported by official court documents, government records and period newspaper account...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Guilford, Connecticut :
Twodot,
[2021]
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| Summary: | Spanning a nearly thirty-year period, from the 1880s through the early 1900s, Hell Paso is the true story of the desperate men and notorious women that made El Paso, Texas, the Old West's most dangerous town. Supported by official court documents, government records and period newspaper accounts, this book offers an in-depth portrait of law and disorder in the city once known as "The Monte Carlo of the United States." |
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| Physical Description: | v, 450 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1493041509 9781493041503 |