01526cam a2200253 4500 1022261129 TxAuBib 20210722120000.0 960902s1936||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u (OCoLC)4848122 36-015677 TxAuBib McDaniel, Ruel, 1896- Vinegarroon : the saga of Judge Roy Bean, "The Law West of the Pecos / by Ruel McDaniel. Kingsport, Tenn : Southern Publishers, 1936. 143 p. ; 20 cm. Kindred spirits -- He kills his first -- Gay caballero -- Hemp necktie -- Court opens -- Torres explodes -- Langtry is born -- Lily Langtry -- Mesquite calaboose -- Coroner de Luxe -- Necktie justice -- Torres effrontery -- Bean's bear -- ..."better part of valor" -- Impresario extraordinary -- "Can do--can undo" -- Sunset. Roy Bean wrote deeply into the history of the Southwest. Without realizing that he was doing anything materially out of the ordinary, he established himself without authority, save his indomitable spirit and two six-guns, as Law in that vast and lawless domain between El Paso and the Pecos River and proceeded to live the most amazing career in the later history of the Southwest. 19880524. Bean, Roy 1825-1903. Justices of the peace Texas Biography. Langtry, Texas History. Texas History 1846-1950. TXNES