{"product_id":"hangings-and-lynchings-in-dallas-terry-baker-9781681790329","title":"Hangings and Lynchings in Dallas County, Texas: 1853 to 1920","description":"\"Hangings and Lynchings in Dallas County, Texas: 1853 to 1920\" documents all of the known hangings in Dallas County including . . . Jane Elkins, a slave, hanged for the ax murder of Andrew C. Wisdom and the first female to be legally hanged in Texas . . . Four young men, two of whom were brothers, accused of being horse thieves and cattle rustlers were lynched by vigilantes . . . Reuben \"Rube\" Johnson, lynched by three men for refusing to give false testimony in an upcoming theft trial . . . Henry Miller, hanged after being tried and convicted for the 1892 murder of Dallas Police Officer C. O. Brewer . . . Fred Douglas, the last person to be legally hanged in Dallas County. The author, Terry Baker spent a lifetime in law enforcement, retiring with the rank of assistant chief deputy after thirty-nine years with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department. He served as captain and commander of the \"Old Jail\" in downtown Dallas where the last five Dallas County hangings were held.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681790327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681790329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eakin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Terry Baker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45896887075071,"sku":"9781681790329","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hangings-and-lynchings-in-dallas-terry-baker-9781681790329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}