Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Murder an inalienable state right 7
6. 2 An “Untiring Enemy to All Evil-Doers”the formation of the state police 25
7. 3 “An Affair Only Equalled by the Exploits of the Comanches" The hill county imbroglio 51
8. 4 “The Dark Recesses of Their Hearts” The state police and martial law in walker county 74
9. 5 A Shamelessly Disloyal Community: The state police and limestone / freestone counties 93
10. 6 The Job Is Relentless: State Policemen in Action 117
11. 7 Lampasas: The Death of the State Police 145
12. Epilogue 170
13. Abbreviation< 181
14. Notes 183
15. Essay on sources 249
16. Appendix: Roster of the State Police 253
17. Index 299