The haunting specter of hanging trees holds a powerful sway on the
American imagination, conjuring images of rough-and-tumble frontier
towns struggling to impose law and order in a land where violence
was endemic. In this thoughtful study, former New Mexico State
Historian Robert T??rrez examines several fascinating criminal
cases that reveal the harsh and often gruesome realities of the
role hangings, legal or otherwise, played in the administration of
frontier justice.
At first glance, the topic may seem downright morbid, and in a
sense it is, but these violent attempts at justice are embedded in
our perception of America's western experience. In tracing
territorial New Mexico's efforts to enforce law, T??rrez challenges
the myths and popular perceptions about hangings and lynching in
this corner of the Wild West.
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