Download or read book Murder In Muleshoe written by Jack R. Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely disliked muleshoer Jarvis Dickle is murdered at his shop in Muleshoe, Texas, and Sheriff Asa Hunt investigates.

Download or read book Corpse In Canyon Large Print written by Jack R Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Her feet may be in town, but her ass - and the rest of her is in the county," said Canyon Police Chief Haskell Maddox. "Obviously she was shot in the city --- she just fell into the county," responded Sheriff's Patrol Deputy Savanna Breeze. "That means I've got -- at best -- assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder in the city. She didn't die until she was in the county. So, this is in the county's lap."Nobody wanted to deal with the murder of Myrtle Dagmar Puckett; the head of the North American Atheists Foundation. But when there's a Corpse In Canyon, a small town in the Texas Panhandle, it's somebody's case to solve and mess to clean up. Sometimes murder is just a bitch.

Download or read book Murder In Muleshoe Large Print Murder In The Texas Panhandle written by Jack R. Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muleshoe is a not-so-modern town in the Texas Panhandle of about 5,000 - on Saturday - during the county fair. But Jarvis Dickle's been murdered there - three nails in the top of his head. He was one of few muleshoers who still ply the trade in the 21st century. Nobody liked Jarvis -- but then nobody even knew who he really was. His daughter, Lottie, a local disc jockey, is surprised it hadn't happened before. Down at The Coffee Mug they're takin' bets on who did the town a favor. But ol' time Sheriff Asa Hunt knows you need to nip this kind of thing in the butt before it can become like a fresh cow paddy on a hot day.

Download or read book Murder in Muleshoe written by Jack R. Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muleshoe is a not-so-modern town in the Texas Panhandle of about 5,000 - on Saturday - during the county fair. But Jarvis Dickle's been murdered there - three nails in the top of his head. He was one of few muleshoers who still ply the trade in the 21st century. Nobody liked Jarvis -- but then nobody even knew who he really was. His daughter, Lottie, a local disc jockey, is surprised it hadn't happened before. Down at The Coffee Mug they're takin' bets on who did the town a favor. But ol' time Sheriff Asa Hunt knows you need to nip this kind of thing in the butt before it can become like a fresh cow paddy on a hot day.

Download or read book Panhandle Showdown written by Link Hullar and published by . This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime had the Texas Panhandle in a tight, bloody grip when the big stranger rode into the small town of Spit Junction. By the next morning Kid Buttercup was in jail for his part in a wild saloon brawl and the local bank had been robbed. Who had killed the bank's president and left him locked in the empty vault? There were suspects a-plenty, but very little evidence. This was the puzzle to be solved by the drifting stranger turned reluctant deputy, Kid Buttercup. Tensions mounted in Spit Junction until they finally exploded in a violent Panhandle showdown.

Download or read book Murder Most Fowl Texas Style written by James J. Griffin and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas Ranger Jim Blawcyzk is looking forward to an easy Monday, until he gets a call from the Llano County Sheriff. A woman has been murdered, the only clue a dead chicken hanging beside her. Before Jim can complete his investigation, another body -- and another dead chicken -- have been discovered in an abandoned truck.

Download or read book The Worst Hard Time written by Timothy Egan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award–winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American history from the shadows. The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Following a dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, Timothy Egan tells of their desperate attempts to carry on through blinding black dust blizzards, crop failure, and the death of loved ones. Brilliantly capturing the terrifying drama of catastrophe, he does equal justice to the human characters who become his heroes, “the stoic, long-suffering men and women whose lives he opens up with urgency and respect” (New York Times). In an era that promises ever-greater natural disasters, The Worst Hard Time is “arguably the best nonfiction book yet” (Austin Statesman Journal) on the greatest environmental disaster ever to be visited upon our land and a powerful reminder about the dangers of trifling with nature. This e-book includes a sample chapter of THE IMMORTAL IRISHMAN.

Download or read book Clovis Road written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year, 2013, marks the 70th anniversary of the Littlefield double murder of a young doctor and his wife and 100th anniversary of the founding of Littlefield. The recounting of the epic history of the murder of Dr. Roy Hunt in 1943, as we researched it, culminated in the first edition of Clovis Road. We felt it was an imperfect success. It got the riveting story out to a new generation, but it only answered some, but not all, the lingering questions for the Texans of 1943. We can announce that a motion picture project is now in development by a film production company, Mulligan Life, headed up by Ms. Anna Nupson. Many people from all over the United States came forward with treasured papers, secret stories, and photographs about family and old friends involved in the Hunt murder. So, we wish to thank the anonymous citizens of Littlefield who have come forth as well as the local newspaper publisher. Also, the families of W. R. Newton, and Jim Thomas provided new amazing details. More citizens of Cameron, some named, like a former district attorney, and some who want to remain unnamed, came forward with more of the story. Volunteer investigators have helped with research and photography. Richly revealing new information and interviews since 2009 require a second edition. With this rewrite we wish to sharpen the key characters and shift the focus of the motive of the terrible murder. We, and the readers who responded, have done both. After three more years of research there are new photos of Roy, Ruth, Dr. Billy, Mae, Mr. LaFont and Mr. Jim Thomas. Also, there is a new chapter, many more illustrations, 232 total pages (212 text versus 169 in first edition) , a new font, more than a dozen new stories, and 4500 words of new text. Write Highgate Publishing at 6257 Highgate Lane, Dallas, Texas, 75214 and enclosing a check or money order for $36.81 per copy. The Samuelsons

Download or read book Waylon written by Waylon Jennings and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waylon Jennings relates the story of his life as a country music star. His beginnings were poor but he became Buddy Holly's protege before sinking into drug abuse and 3 failed marriages. His success came when he met his present wife, Jessi Colter.

Download or read book West of the Frio written by Jack R. Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a time of war -- the Civil War. Young Texas Rangers, Trace Lafon and partner Xavier Falcon, are fighting a different war along the frontier of West Texas. The Apaches from Mexico raid up across the Rio Grande into Texas attacking homesteaders and settlers. The savages steal, rape, and murder farmers, ranchers, merchants and their families. All that stands between the onslaught of savage attacks and a peaceful life are the Rangers, renamed the Texas Mounted Rifles. The two privates help hold the frontier line West Of The Frio river after Union troops pull out of Texas. It¿s a different kind of war against an enemy that knows no rules or limits.

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Download or read book West Texas written by Mike Cochran and published by Texas Tech University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Bend, the Big Country, the Big Empty. The High Plains, the Permian and the Panhandle. Cowboys, Cowtown and the curl of a killer tornado. A place where “you can stretch your eyeballs.” Where the Hale-Bopp comet, “hardly visible above some smoggy, light-polluted cities, looked like it could drop into the Pecos River at any moment.” West Texas, home to the state’s biggest legends, is chronicled by two authors who have spent most of their careers crisscrossing it. Mike Cochran and John Lumpkin, Associated Press journalists, bring their experiences to the pages of this handsome volume, accompanied by fifty photographs of the West Texas landscape, its people and its history. Converse with West Texas characters like Stanley Marsh 3, conman Billy Sol Estes, and Big Spring’s merry messiah, Marj Carpenter. Meet Gordon Wood, Friday night football’s winningest coach, and Groner Pitts, Brownwood’s liveliest undertaker. Remember ranching icon Watt Matthews, the founders of Santa Rita No. 1, and Lubbock’s C. W. Stubblefield, magnet to blues and country music stars. Honor Hallie Stillwell, Frenchy McCormick, and even modern art’s Georgia O’Keeffe, who put their stamp on Texas’s most fascinating region. A West Texan once said, “They show no pictures of my province or even neighboring provinces. They leave a big hole in Texas.” No more is that the case, thanks to Mike Cochran and John Lumpkin.

Download or read book Being Texan written by Editors of Texas Monthly and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors of Texas Monthly explore what it means to be a Texan in this anthology packed with essays, reportage, recipes, and recommendations from their renowned list of contributors. Big hats, big trucks, big oil fortunes—Texas clichés all. And while those elements do flourish throughout Texas, they alone hardly define the place. The Lone Star State is and has always been a great melting pot, home to sprawling cities, trailblazing innovators, and treasured traditions from all over, many of which become ingrained in popular culture and intertwined with the American ideal. In this collection, the editors of Texas Monthly take stock of their multifaceted, larger-than-life state, including the people, customs, land, culture, and cuisine that have collided and comingled here. Featuring essays, reportage, recipes, and recommendations from the magazine’s legendary roster of contributors, and accompanied by original drawings, Being Texan explores the landscapes that are home to more than 29 million people; the joys and idiosyncrasies of Texan life; underappreciated episodes of Texas history; and distinctive strains of Texan arts and culture. Illuminating, surprising, and entertaining, Being Texan reveals the Lone Star State in all its beauty, vastness, and complexity.

Download or read book American Dynasty written by Kevin Phillips and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An acerbic, withering account of the ascent of the Bush family to the pinnacle of the American political and social elite and the implications of the dynasty's hold on power for democracy in America. With an unerring instinct for fakery and humbug,Phillips traces the convoluted trail of Bush mendacity through three generations. The picture he paints of a family willing to do ANYTHING to hold power and a country so craven as to vote for it is both very funny and completely dismaying in equal measure.

Download or read book The Bright Lights of Muleshoe written by Alice Liles and published by Samba Jo Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-eight years in Muleshoe, Texas, has gifted me with a wealth of stories about the people, places, and history of our little town in the Blackwater Valley. But as time goes by, these priceless stories and town history are often lost forever as the people who know the details die and take their history to the grave with them. The Bright Lights of Muleshoe is a repository of West Texas lore set in a place with a name as unique as its people-Muleshoe. From a great newspaper sting to the travels of a fiberglass mule, this book tells the rich history of small-town life. But you don't have to be from Muleshoe to enjoy these stories because the common denominator in each and every one is the human experience. "Stories of intrigue and history define so many small towns in our Texas, and Muleshoe has a unique version of its own. From the life-size statue of "Ol' Pete," the memorial to a mule, to the many individuals who have claimed this town on the Llano Estacado their home, The Bright Lights of Muleshoe gives insight into this island upon an ocean of land." -WYMAN MEINZER, award-winning photographer "As its tongue-in-cheek title suggests, The Bright Lights of Muleshoe offers a refreshing take on small-town life in remote West Texas. The collection of entertaining, well-researched stories ranges from the origin of one of the state's oldest Mexican restaurants to the shock-and-awe experience of latter-day dust storms. Profiles of local personalities reveal an area where residents value hard work, honesty, and humor. An accomplished photographer, the author illustrates this delightful compilation with numerous color photographs." -NOLA MCKEY, former senior editor of Texas Highways and author of From Tea Cakes to Tamales: Third-Generation Texas Recipes "Meet the people and places of Muleshoe, Texas, through the eyes of Alice Liles. If you have never heard of Muleshoe you will want to visit the place with a most unusual name and see the National Mule Memorial, the Muleshoe Heritage Foundation, the Muleshoe Area Public Library, and the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, the first established in the state of Texas. If you are from Muleshoe, you'll love the stories about your hometown. The people of Muleshoe make a difference!" -MAGANN RENNELS, Owner of Gil Lamb Advertising/Channel 6, www.muleshoetv.com "Bravo to Alice Liles for capturing the broader texture of small-town America through the stories from her adopted home on the Texas High Plains. One has to chuckle at the thought of how poetic the name of the town would have been had the founders named it "Jennyslipper" instead of "Muleshoe." -GERALD E. MCLEOD, Author of Day Trips for the Austin Chronicle

Download or read book The Resources Soil and Climate of Texas written by Texas. Dept. of agriculture, Statistics, and history and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: