Decent, Orderly Lynching: The Montana Vigilantes

by Frederick Allen and Frederick Allen

Book Overview

The deadliest campaign of vigilante justice in American history erupted in the Rocky Mountains during the Civil War when a private army hanged twenty-one troublemakers. Hailed as great heroes at the time, the Montana vigilantes are still revered as founding fathers. Frederick Allen's sharply drawn characters, illustrated by dozens of photographs, are woven into a masterfully written narrative that will change textbook accounts of Montana's early...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806140380
• ISBN13: 9780806140384
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"