King Fisher: The Short Life and Elusive Legend of a Texas Desperado
by Chuck Parsons and Thomas C. Bicknell
University of North Texas Press, 2022
Cloth: 978-1-57441-861-3 | eISBN: 978-1-57441-872-9
Library of Congress Classification F391.P2635 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification 364.1092
TOC
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Call of the Pendencia
Chapter 2: The Walls of Huntsville
Chapter 3: Gathering at El Paso del Aguila
Chapter 4: “Our Entire Frontier Is Infested with Outlaws”
Chapter 5: “A Sort of Prince Among Bandits”
Photo Gallery
Chapter 6: Escape from the Rangers
Chapter 7: On the King’s Highway
Chapter 8: King Fisher, Peace Maker
Chapter 9: Into the “Den of Infamy”
Chapter 10: A Dozen Carbines
Chapter 11: The Times in Which He Lived
Appendix A: The Pardon of John King Fisher
Appendix B: The King Fisher Letter to the Express
Appendix C: Sheriff Boatright’s Appointment of J. K. Fisher
Appendix D: J. K. Fisher’s Oath of Office
Appendix E: Uvalde and Vicinity Communication
Appendix F: King Fisher Family Tree
Appendix G: Texas State Historical Marker
Endnotes
Selected Bibliography
Index
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