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Getting Away with Murder in the Old Southwest
Herbert D. Teel (Jr.)Deborah Christine Slaney
其他書名
The Life and Times of Major Trevanion T. Teel
出版SF Design, llc / Fresco Books, 2022
ISBN19344918539781934491850
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=5zcVzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋"Gossip ran rampant in the troubled town of El Paso the night of Thursday, July 6, 1899. Famed attorney and judge Major Trevanion Theodore Teel had been found dead in his room at the American Hotel. What happened to one of El Paso’s most illustrious residents? Had he been the victim of suicide, or worse? Major Trevanion T. Teel (1824–1899), noted Texas lawyer and veteran of two major nineteenth-century wars, is a complicated but fascinating individual with a colorful life story. Born in the northeastern United States but ideologically aligned with the South, Teel became a son of Texas. Capable of deep generosity and love, he also precipitated personal and legal scandals that dogged him for decades. Teel’s prowess as an attorney brought both gratitude from his clients and outrage from his adversaries. Trevanion “T. T.” Teel has become most well-known for his brilliant legal career and the notable figures he represented and prosecuted in courtrooms across Texas, and for his distinguished service during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. Explored in this book for the first time is the outcome of Teel’s feud with Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley and the resolution of his court-martial. Not to be ignored, however, are the tales of Teel’s personal escapades—survival in the Rocky Mountains, a stagecoach robbery near San Antonio, or crafty legal manipulations in the courtroom. Drawn from historical records, military action reports, court records, newspaper articles, genealogies, oral history, photographs, and artifacts, Herbert D. Teel Jr. and Deborah C. Slaney lead us on a winding trail through Teel’s astonishing adventures."--Jacket.