The Making of a Lynching Culture: Violence and Vigilantism in Central Texas, 1836-1916
A historical analysis of how lynching and vigilantism shaped Central Texas society from 1836 to 1916.
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This study explores how violence and extralegal punishment became embedded in the social fabric of Central Texas between 1836 and 1916.
It traces the cultural, political, and economic conditions that allowed lynching to persist as a form of social control.
The book situates local events within broader patterns of American vigilantism and racial violence.
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