Captain Jack Helm
A Victim of Texas Reconstruction Violence
Will be published approx. on 28. February 2018
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-57441-718-0 (ISBN)
Description
In Captain Jack Helm, Chuck Parsons explores the life of John Jackson "Jack" Helm, whose main claim to fame has been that he was a victim of man-killer John Wesley Hardin. That he was, but he was much more in his violence-filled lifetime during Reconstruction Texas. First as a deputy sheriff, then county sheriff, and finally captain of the notorious Texas State Police, he developed a reputation as a violent and ruthless man-hunter. He arrested many suspected lawbreakers, but often his prisoner was killed before reaching a jail for "attempting to escape." This horrific tendency ultimately brought about his downfall. Helm's aggressive enforcement of his version of "law and order" resulted in a deadly confrontation with two of his enemies in the midst of the Sutton-Taylor Feud.
Reviews / Votes
Captain Jack Helm is more than a fine gunfighter biography: it is a vivid statement about the murderous violence of Reconstruction in Texas."" - Bill O'Neal, State Historian of TexasMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Denton
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
35 black & white illustrations, map, notes
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
592 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57441-718-0 (9781574417180)
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Schweitzer Classification