{"product_id":"9781574417180","title":"Captain Jack Helm: A Victim of Texas Reconstruction Violence","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCaptain Jack Helm\u003c\/i\u003e, Chuck Parsons explores the life of John Jackson “Jack” Helm, whose main claim to fame has been that he was a victim of man-killer John Wesley Hardin. That he was, but he was much more in his violence-filled lifetime during Reconstruction Texas. First as a deputy sheriff, then county sheriff, and finally captain of the notorious Texas State Police, he developed a reputation as a violent and ruthless man-hunter. He arrested many suspected lawbreakers, but often his prisoner was killed before reaching a jail for “attempting to escape.” This horrific tendency ultimately brought about his downfall. Helm’s aggressive enforcement of his version of “law and order” resulted in a deadly confrontation with two of his enemies in the midst of the Sutton-Taylor Feud.\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCaptain Jack Helm\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a fine gunfighter biography: it is a vivid statement about the murderous violence of Reconstruction in Texas.”—Bill O’Neal, State Historian of Texas\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049440461040,"sku":"9781574417180","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781574417180_p0.jpg?v=1763798099","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781574417180","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}