{"product_id":"king-fisher-the-short-life-and-elusive-legend-of-a-texas-desperado-hardcover","title":"King Fisher: The Short Life and Elusive Legend of a Texas Desperado - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChuck Parsons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas C. Bicknell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica's Wild West created an untold number of notorious characters, and in southwestern Texas, John King Fisher (1855- 1884) was foremost among them. To friends and foes alike, he insisted he be called \"King.\" He found a home in the tough sun-beaten Nueces Strip, a lawless land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. There he gathered a gang of rustlers around him at his ranch on Pendencia Creek. For a decade King and his gang raided both sides of the Rio Grande, shooting down any who opposed them. Newspapers claimed King killed potential witnesses--he was never convicted of cattle or horse stealing, or murder. \u003cbr\u003eKing's reign ended when he was arrested by Texas Ranger Captain Leander McNelly. In no uncertain terms he advised Fisher to change his ways, so King became deputy sheriff of Uvalde County. But his hard-won respectability would not last. On a spring night in 1884, King made the mistake of accompanying the truly notorious gambler and gunfighter Ben Thompson on a tour of San Antonio, where several years prior Thompson shot down Jack Harris at the latter's saloon and theater, the Vaudeville. Recklessly, King Fisher accompanied Thompson back to the theater, where assassins were waiting. When the smoke cleared, Fisher was stretched out beside Thompson, dead from thirteen gunshot wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHUCK PARSONS is the author of \u003ci\u003eCaptain John R. Hughes \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Sutton-Taylor Feud \u003c\/i\u003eand coauthor of \u003ci\u003eA Lawless Breed, \u003c\/i\u003ea biography of John Wesley Hardin\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Luling, Texas. THOMAS C. BICKNELL is the co-author (with Chuck Parsons) of \u003ci\u003eBen Thompson: Portrait of a Gunfighter\u003c\/i\u003e. His research and articles have appeared in various periodicals including \u003ci\u003eTrue West \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWild West\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.06 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766436135200,"sku":"9781574418613","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb67cc800cae93461f5c4db5c5b17c94.webp?v=1780292689","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/king-fisher-the-short-life-and-elusive-legend-of-a-texas-desperado-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}