Cattle Kate : a novel
(Book)
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Published
Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2014.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 23 cm..
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Lebanon Community Library - MYSTERY | Fic Bommersb | On Shelf |
Smith Center Public Library - Fiction | FIC Bommersbach, Jana | On Shelf |
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Published
Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [336]-342).
Description
Cattle Kate is the only woman ever lynched as a cattle rustler. History called it 'range land justice' when she was strung up in Wyoming Territory on July 20, 1889, tarring her as a dirty thief and a filthy whore. But history was wrong. It was all a lie. Her real name was Ella Watson. She wasn't a rustler. She wasn't a whore. And she'd never been called Cattle Kate until she was dead and they needed an excuse. She was really a 29-year-old immigrant homesteader, lynched with her husband by her rich and powerful cattle-baron neighbors who wanted her land and its precious water rights. Some people knew the truth from the start. Their voices were drowned out by the all-powerful Wyoming Stock Growers Association. And those who dared speak out, including the eyewitnesses to the hangings, either disappeared or mysteriously died. There was no one left to testify against the vigilantes when the case eventually came to trial. Her six killers walked away scot-free. But the legend was stronger than the truth. For over a century, newspapers, magazines, books, and movies, too, spread her ugly legacy. Now, on the 125th anniversary of her murder, the real Ella comes alive in Cattle Kate to tell her heartbreaking story. Jana Bommersbach's debut novel bares a legend central to the western experience.
Local note
Ella Watson (Cattle Kate) was raised near Lebanon, Smith County, Kansas.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bommersbach, J. (2014). Cattle Kate: a novel . Poisoned Pen Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bommersbach, Jana. 2014. Cattle Kate: A Novel. Poisoned Pen Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bommersbach, Jana. Cattle Kate: A Novel Poisoned Pen Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bommersbach, Jana. Cattle Kate: A Novel Poisoned Pen Press, 2014.
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