Johnson County War

<p>2005 Book of the Year Award - National Association For Outlaw and Lawman History - In the early 1890s Wyoming's northern rangeland was torn by the Johnson County War a violent western collision that pitted cattle barons and powerful politicians against homesteaders and rustlers. The range war riddled with lynchings ambushes and an invasion by Texas hired gunmen culminated in a valiant last stand and siege involving hundreds of combatants. These explosive events have captivated novelists filmmakers and historians for more than a century inspiring such classics as The Virginian and Shane. The Johnson County War is the first comprehensive historical account of the range war in nearly four decades. Western historian Bill O'Neal has reexamined familiar sources and explored new information while visiting sites from Hole-in-the-Wall to the famous TA Ranch. Lavishly illustrated The Johnson County War is a fresh account of a major frontier conflict.</p>