Tainted Breeze: The Great Hanging at Gainesville, Texas, 1862

Title: Tainted Breeze: The Great Hanging at Gainesville, Texas, 1862 Author: Richard B McCaslin ISBN: 9780807118252 Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr Published: 2000 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. American History 1612779 Publisher Description: In the early morning hours of October 1, 1862, state militia arrested more than two hundred alleged Unionists from five northern Texas counties and brought them to Gainesville, the seat of Cooke County. In the ensuing days at least forty-four prisoners were hanged, and several other men were lynched in neighboring communities. This event proved to be the grisly climax of a tradition of violence and vigilantism in North Texas that beg