Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. part I a murder, a manhunt, a trial, and an execution
6. chapter one Three Killed in Black Jack 3
7. chapter two A City with a Long Past 6
8. chapter three A Texas Sheriff 26
9. chapter four A Suspect and a Possible Motive 31
10. chapter five Nacogdoches in 1902 39
11. chapter six A Suspect Is Caught 51
12. chapter seven Lynchings: A Grim Fact of Life 55
13. chapter eight Populism and Race: An Incendiary Mix 64
14. chapter nine The Spradley-Haltom Feud 77
15. chapter ten Buchanan Confesses in Shreveport 88
16. chapter eleven A Desperate Journey across East Texas 97
17. chapter twelve Preparations Made for Buchanan’s Trial 108
18. chapter thirteen Buchanan Returns for Trial 112
19. chapter fourteen A Hanging in Nacogdoches 118
20. part II aftermath
21. chapter fifteen Quick Hanging Sparks Criticism and Praise 145
22. chapter sixteen Wettermark, Whitecapping, and a Whipping 157
23. chapter seventeen Conclusion 170
24. Epilogue 191
25. Notes 195
26. Bibliography 215
27. Index 219