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In 1874 the Hoo Doo Battle erupted in the Texas Hill Country of Mason County. The feud started with the climb of the mob under Sheriff John Clark, but it had not been until the premeditated murder of rancher Timothy Williamson in 1875, a murder orchestrated by Sheriff Clark, that the assault escalated uncontrollable. His death drew former Texas Ranger Scott Cooley to the region seeking justice, so when the courts failed, he started a vendetta to avenge his friend. Within the ensuing a few months, Sheriff Clark's mob ambushed ranchers George Gladden and Moses Baird, which drew gunfighters such as John Ringo in to the assault. Local and point out officials proved powerless, and it had not been until the early 1900s that the feud burned itself out. David Johnson analyzes the common myths and legends bordering the feud and presents the first definitive account of what took place in Mason County-a case study in frontier assault of the bloodiest kind. The author analyzes the common myths and legends bordering the feud that started with the climb of any mob and escalated to premeditated murder. The Hill Country feud drew gunfighters of the time such as John Ringo and included the Texas Rangers before it burned itself out in the first 1900s. The reserve is posted by School of North Texas Press.

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