{"product_id":"9781681790329","title":"Hangings and Lynchings in Dallas County, Texas: 1853 to 1920","description":"\u003cbr\u003eHangings and Lynchings in Dallas County, Texas: 1853 to 1920 documents all of the known hangings in Dallas County including . . . Jane Elkins, a slave, hanged for the ax murder of Andrew C. Wisdom and the first female to be legally hanged in Texas . . . Four young men, two of whom were brothers, accused of being horse thieves and cattle rustlers were lynched by vigilantes . . . Reuben \"Rube\" Johnson, lynched by three men for refusing to give false testimony in an upcoming theft trial . . . Henry Miller, hanged after being tried and convicted for the 1892 murder of Dallas Police Officer C. O. Brewer . . . Fred Douglas, the last person to be legally hanged in Dallas County.\u003cp\u003eThe author, Terry Baker spent a lifetime in law enforcement, retiring with the rank of assistant chief deputy after thirty-nine years with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department. He served as captain and commander of the \"Old Jail\" in downtown Dallas where the last five Dallas County hangings were held.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wild Horse Media Group LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060323369200,"sku":"9781681790329","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681790329_p0.jpg?v=1763694470","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681790329","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}