Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Local Divisions and Lasting Grudges: Civil War and Reconstruction 7
8. 2. Motives for Murder: Democrats and Republicans Compete for Power, r872-r888 33
9. 3. Murder and Fraud: How Democrats Reclaimed Conway County, r888-r889 60
10. 4. Consequences of Murder: Things Fall Apart, r890-r893 94
11. 5. Murder's Reward: Rule of the Fine-Haired Gentlemen 117
12. Appendixes 133
13. Notes 149
14. Bibliography 181
15. Index 195