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War on Powder River, The - The History of an Insurrection

By: Bison Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Bison Books)

Last Stocked on 2/21/2013

Product Info

Title
War on Powder River, The - The History of an Insurrection
Publisher
Category
Author
Helena Smith
Publish Year
1967
Pages
320
Dimensions
5.5x8x.75"
NKG Part #
2147483218
Type
Softcover

Description

On a blizzardy morning in 1892, fifty armed men surrounded the cabin on Powder River where two cattle rustlers had spent the night. The first rustler was shot as he came down the path for a bucket of water. The second man held out until afternoon, when the vigilantes set the cabin afire. Driven out by the flames, he was shot a dozen times. It was another skirmish in the War on Powder River. The War began to smolder in 1875 and at stake was nothing less than dominion over the new state of Wyoming. Cattlemen demanded control of the range. Farmers denounced the "invasion from Texas" as more and more hired gunmen moved into the state. Threats, counter-threats, and legal maneuvers were soon accompanied by shooting and the noose.