Texian Macabre: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston

by Stephen L. Hardin

Mandred Wood may have caught a glint off the Bowie knife that sank into his belly--but probably not. On the afternoon of November 11, 1837, he had exchanged "harsh epithets" with David James Jones, a hero of the Texas Revolution. When words failed, Jones closed the argument with his blade. Such affrays were common in Houston, the fledgling capital of the Republic of Texas. This one, however, was singular. Wood was a gentleman and Jones a member of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1649670222
• ISBN13: 9781649670229
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: State House Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 to Postsecondary