In the 1880s, the Ozark hills around Taney County, Missouri, echoed with the sound of Winchester rifles. Men were lynched from tree limbs by masked night riders. Bundles of switches were tossed on the porches of “loose” men and women as a grim warning to reform or leave the area.
In this action-filled saga of the notorious eight-year career of the vigilantes, journalist Mary Hartman and historian Elmo Ingenthron have produced the most comprehensive account of the Bald Knobber era. They trace the roots of the group in the region's border struggles during the Civil War, and examine the organization of anti-Bald Knobbers which sprang up to oppose them.
Giant Nat Kinney founded the Bald Knobbers, and led them in their violent campaign for law and order. Andrew Coggburn wrote satirical songs to infuriate Kinney and the other vigilantes. Seventeen-year-old Billy Walker murdered an innocent family and was hanged by the beleaguered authorities. Five opponents of the Bald Knobbers vowed to kill Nat Kinney, and played cards to decide who would do the deed.
This is the ePub/eBook version of this title. This is not the print edition.
This is the ePub/eBook version of this title. This is not the print edition.
BALD KNOBBERS
Vigilantes on the Ozarks Frontier
By Mary Hartman and Elmo Ingenthron
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest
320 print pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Illustrations Photos
Appendix Bibliography
3rd ptg.
Download file size: 6.8 MB
ISBN: 9781455600540 epub file