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A law for the lion : a tale of crime and injustice in the borderlands, Beatriz de la Garza
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- Summary
- "I find this story interesting and captivating. I think it will be of general interest to the public because the story chronicles an important part of our history. It can serve to gauge the progress we've made in society and in our legal system. I strongly recommend it."--Hon. Raul A. Gonzalez, former Justice, Texas Supreme Court"Esto no es cosa de armas" (this is not a matter for weapons). These were the last words of Don Francisco Gutierrez before Alonzo W. Allee shot and killed him and his son, Manuel Gutierrez. What began as a simple dispute over Allee's unauthorized tenancy on a Gutierrez family ranch near Laredo, Texas, led not only to the slaying of these two prominent Mexican landowners but also to a blatant miscarriage of justice. In this engrossing account of the 1912 crime and the subsequent trial of Allee, Beatriz de la Garza delves into the political, ethnic, and cultural worlds of the Texas-Mexico border to expose the tensions between the Anglo minority and the Mexican majority that propelled the killings and their aftermath. Drawing on original sources, she uncovers how influential Anglos financed a first-class legal team for Allee's defense and also discusses how Anglo-owned newspapers helped shape public opinion in Allee's favor. In telling the story of this long-ago crime and its tragic results, de la Garza sheds new light on the interethnic struggles that defined life on the border a century ago, on the mystique of the Texas Rangers (Allee was said to be a Ranger), and on the legal framework that once institutionalized violence and lawlessness in Texas
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Extent
- 142 pages, [10] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780292716148
- Label
- A law for the lion : a tale of crime and injustice in the borderlands
- Title
- A law for the lion
- Title remainder
- a tale of crime and injustice in the borderlands
- Statement of responsibility
- Beatriz de la Garza
- Title variation
- Tale of crime and injustice in the borderlands
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "I find this story interesting and captivating. I think it will be of general interest to the public because the story chronicles an important part of our history. It can serve to gauge the progress we've made in society and in our legal system. I strongly recommend it."--Hon. Raul A. Gonzalez, former Justice, Texas Supreme Court"Esto no es cosa de armas" (this is not a matter for weapons). These were the last words of Don Francisco Gutierrez before Alonzo W. Allee shot and killed him and his son, Manuel Gutierrez. What began as a simple dispute over Allee's unauthorized tenancy on a Gutierrez family ranch near Laredo, Texas, led not only to the slaying of these two prominent Mexican landowners but also to a blatant miscarriage of justice. In this engrossing account of the 1912 crime and the subsequent trial of Allee, Beatriz de la Garza delves into the political, ethnic, and cultural worlds of the Texas-Mexico border to expose the tensions between the Anglo minority and the Mexican majority that propelled the killings and their aftermath. Drawing on original sources, she uncovers how influential Anglos financed a first-class legal team for Allee's defense and also discusses how Anglo-owned newspapers helped shape public opinion in Allee's favor. In telling the story of this long-ago crime and its tragic results, de la Garza sheds new light on the interethnic struggles that defined life on the border a century ago, on the mystique of the Texas Rangers (Allee was said to be a Ranger), and on the legal framework that once institutionalized violence and lawlessness in Texas
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- De La Garza, Beatriz Eugenia
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6534.L37
- LC item number
- D4 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture
- Series volume
- no. 11
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Trials (Murder)
- Mexican Americans
- Texas, South
- Label
- A law for the lion : a tale of crime and injustice in the borderlands, Beatriz de la Garza
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [130]-133) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 51518783
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Extent
- 142 pages, [10] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780292716148
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2002156530
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Label
- A law for the lion : a tale of crime and injustice in the borderlands, Beatriz de la Garza
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [130]-133) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 51518783
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Extent
- 142 pages, [10] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780292716148
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2002156530
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
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