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Bloody Newton : the town from hell / Johnny D. Boggs.

Summary:

"A decade before the legendary Gunfight at OK Corral, there was a much bloodier showdown with a much bigger body count -- and Wichita Herald reporter Cindy Bagwell was there to see it all. At first, the fledgling journalist had no idea why her boss would send her to what hardly even passes for a town. But Texans, including trail boss Gary Hardee and his sons, are bringing longhorns to Kansas. Hardee has his hands full -- and that's before he reaches Newton, where Texans and Kansans don't get along. Tensions escalate from fisticuffs to brawling to fatal shootings in short order. But that's just a warm-up. On August 19, 1871, in a gambling room at Tuttle's dance hall in Hide Park, this powder keg of bad blood and bitterness between two rival groups explodes -- with one young reporter, a restaurant owner, and Hardee's sons caught in the middle . . . This is the story of the deadliest gunfight in the American West. Of the passionate men and women who fought for a piece of the American Dream. And of the ultimate price they d have to pay . . ." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9798891642416
Physical Description: 478 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:	Regular print version previously published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. Includes author's note with background information.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-477).