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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- ISBN
- 9780826220417
- Subject Area
- True Crime, Social Science, History
- Publication Name
- Faces like Devils : the Bald Knobber Vigilantes in the Ozarks
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- United States / 19th Century, General, Violence in Society, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Criminology
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 327 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
ISBN-10
082622041X
ISBN-13
9780826220417
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038794793
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
327 Pages
Publication Name
Faces like Devils : the Bald Knobber Vigilantes in the Ozarks
Language
English
Subject
United States / 19th Century, General, Violence in Society, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Criminology
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
True Crime, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2022-275952
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"With this first in-depth study of the Bald Knobber Vigilantes of Missouri, Hernando brings clarity to the multifaceted Bald Knobber movement, making distinctions between the vigilantes in Taney, and Christian and Douglas counties, who used the same name, operated simultaneously, and inhabited roughly the same compact geographical area. He posits that in order to understand the Bald Knobber movement it must be placed in the context of the Civil War and its aftermath in the Missouri Ozarks."-- Protoview, "Hernando brings clarity and insight to the world of the Bald Knobbers. He makes a convincing argument that what was long considered a single vigilante movement was more accurately two different groups who shared common means but little else."-- Missouri Historical Review, "In Faces Like Devils , Matthew J. Hernando provides perhaps the most comprehensive history of Missouri's most infamous vigilante group, the Bald Knobbers. Exploring both fact and fiction, myth and hearsay, this book paints an accurate portrait of the group that Harold Bell Wright made legendary in his 1907 novel The Shepherd of the Hills . It is an essential work for anyone interested in post-Reconstruction-era Missouri."-- Missouri Life, "A fine book that those interested in the history of American vigilantism, violence, criminal justice, and rural social change will find very useful."-- Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books, "The Bald Knobbers were practitioners of personal and political killings and assaults who terrorized southwestern Missouri in the 1880s. Numbering in the hundreds, these vigilantes punished wrongdoing as they saw it and inspired an opposition group (with the appropriate sobriquet, the 'Anti-Bald Knobbers') before being suppressed at the end of the decade. Matthew J. Hernando has produced what is probably their first critical history and also a commensurate contribution to the history of extralegal violence in an area of the country that might be termed a liminal portal between the New South and the Wild West."-- Journal of Southern History, "The Bald Knobbers were practitioners of personal and political killings and assaults who terrorized southwestern Missouri in the 1880s. Numbering in the hundreds, these vigilantes punished wrongdoing as they saw it and inspired an opposition group (with the appropriate sobriquet, the 'Anti-Bald Knobbers') before being suppressed at the end of the decade. Matthew J. Hernando has produced what is probably their first critical history and also a commensurate contribution to the history of extralegal violence in an area of the country that might be termed a liminal portal between the New South and the Wild West."-- Journal of Southern History "A fine book that those interested in the history of American vigilantism, violence, criminal justice, and rural social change will find very useful."-- Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books "In Faces Like Devils , Matthew J. Hernando provides perhaps the most comprehensive history of Missouri's most infamous vigilante group, the Bald Knobbers. Exploring both fact and fiction, myth and hearsay, this book paints an accurate portrait of the group that Harold Bell Wright made legendary in his 1907 novel The Shepherd of the Hills . It is an essential work for anyone interested in post-Reconstruction-era Missouri."-- Missouri Life
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
364.1/09778/09034
Table Of Content
Contents Acknowledgments List of Tables List of Figures Introduction CHAPTER 1. Southwest Missouri from Settlement to Civil War CHAPTER 2. Taney County from the Civil War to the Bald Knobbers CHAPTER 3. The Purging of Taney County CHAPTER 4. Righteous Devils: The Bald Knobbers in Christian and Douglas Counties CHAPTER 5. The Crackdown: Southwest Missouri Reacts to the Edens-Greene Killings CHAPTER 6. "A Scene of Ghastliness": The Tragic End of the Bald Knobbers in Christian County CHAPTER 7. The Death of Nat Kinney and a Duelon the Fourth of July Conclusion Appendix A: Names of Bald Knobbers by County Appendix B: Names of Anti-Bald Knobbers in Taney County Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
In the twenty-first century, the word vigilante usually conjures up images of cinematic heroes like Batman, Zorro, the Lone Ranger, or Clint Eastwood in just about any film he's ever been in. But in the nineteenth century, vigilantes roamed the country long before they ever made their way onto the silver screen. In Faces Like Devils , Matthew J. Hernando closely examines one of the most famous of these vigilante groups--the Bald Knobbers. Hernando sifts through the folklore and myth surrounding the Bald Knobbers to produce an authentic history of the rise and fall of Missouri's most famous vigilantes. He details the differences between the modernizing Bald Knobbers of Taney County and the anti-progressive Bald Knobbers of Christian County, while also stressing the importance of Civil War-era violence with respect to the foundation of these vigilante groups. Despite being one of America's largest and most famous vigilante groups during the nineteenth century, the Bald Knobbers have not previously been examined in depth. Hernando's exhaustive research, which includes a plethora of state and federal court records, newspaper articles, and firsthand accounts, remedies that lack. This account of the Bald Knobbers is vital to anyone not wanting to miss out on a major part of Missouri's history., In the twenty-first century, the word vigilante usually conjures up images of cinematic heroes like Batman, Zorro, the Lone Ranger, or Clint Eastwood in just about any film he's ever been in. But in the nineteenth century, vigilantes roamed the country long before they ever made their way onto the silver screen. In Faces Like Devils , Matthew J. Hernando closely examines one of the most infamous of these vigilante groups in Missouri--the Bald Knobbers.
LC Classification Number
F472
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