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| Bravo of the Brazos: John Larn of Fort Griffin, Texas | 
| Author: Robert K. Dearment
Creator: Charles M., Iii Robinson
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 965167
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 222
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0806137142
Dewey Decimal Number: 364
EAN: 9780806137148
ASIN: 0806137142
Publication Date: August 31, 2005
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More than a century after his death in 1878, the mere mention of John Larn's name can trigger strong reactions along the Clear Fork of the Brazos River in northern Texas. In Bravo of the Brazos, Robert K. DeArment tells for the first time the complete story of this enigmatic and controversial figure. Larn was good-looking, well-mannered, and gentle around women and children. He was a successful rancher and renowned frontier sheriff. Yet he was also the charismatic leader of a vigilante committee that enjoyed widespread support. Before his death at age 29, Larn had killed or participated in killing at least a dozen men.
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wild west reader January 22, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Five Stars for sure. A fantastic book on a little know person. I haven't really heard a lot about John Larn. If I did read something about him I don't remember because it was probably something small. I will remember him now. If you like the wild west at its best, cattle rustling, shooting, & just bad men, get this book.
A fascinating tale of power and corruption May 15, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bravo Of The Brazos: John Larn Of Fort Griffin, Texas by independent scholar Robert K. DeArment is the true life story of John Larn, a colorful Texas lawman turned frontier outlaw. No stranger to shootouts, Larn led a vigilante committee with widespread support and killed at least a dozen men before he turned 29. At first his killing of horse or cattle thieves on sight garnered approval, but then he started to kill for profit or revenge, and when Larn threatened to reveal the names of the people on his vigilante committee, a mob of relatives, former friends, and various associates ruthlessly silenced his threat and ended his life. Bravo Of The Brazos is a fascinating tale of power and corruption, as well as a welcome and appreciated contribution to academic American Frontier History & Biography collections.
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