GAINSVILLE, TEXAS - COOKE COUNTY - 1862 - GREAT HANGING Start Price USD 29.00 Current Price USD 29.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 01, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Location groesbeck, texas See more about 'GAINSVILLE, TEXAS - COOKE COUNTY - 1862 - GREAT HANGING' Description GEORGE WASHINGTON DIAMOND'S ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT HANGING AT GAINSVILLE, 1862 - EDITED BY SAM ACHESON & JULIE ANN HUDSON O'CONNELL - JOURNAL OF THE TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, JANUARY 1963 - FIRST PRINTING - THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PRINTING OF THE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF THE DETAILS REGARDING THE HANGING OF 42 MEN WHO WERE MEMBERS OF THE COOKE COUNTY "PEACE PARTY" AND OPPOSED SECESSION - THIS WORK PROVIDES A DETAILED LOOK AT THE CULTURE, ATTITUDES AND MOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF COOKE COUNTY DURING THE CIVIL WAR - GOES ON TO PROVIDE IN DEPTH DETAILS REGARDING THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE HANGING, THE TRIAL DETAILS, THE ORDERS INVOLVED, THOSE PEOPLE IN THE AREA THAT OPPOSED THE HANGINGS, TESTIMONIES DURING TRIALS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, CHARACTER OF THE COURT, CROSS EXAMINATIONS, DETAILS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL TRIAL AND GROUP TRIAL - PROVIDES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF THE EXECUTIONS - INCLUDES A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON THE MEN HANGED AND NAMES MANY COOKE COUNTY PEOPLE INVOLVED - EXTENSIVE SOURCE NOTES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH - ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS JOURNAL IS A FINE WORK BY B.C. THARP ON THE CHANGES IN THE RED RIVER 1923 TO 1953 INCLUDING TWO LARGE FOLD-OUT MAPS - AS NEW DIRECTLY OFF THE SHELF OF THE TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - PLEASE SEE IMAGE   Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!