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Cattle Kate

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Cattle Kate

Cattle Kate is the only woman ever lynched as a cattle rustler. History called it â€œrange land justiceâ€ when she was strung up in Wyoming Territory on July 20, 1889, tarring her as a dirty thief and a filthy whore.

But history was wrong. It was all a lie.

Her real name was Ella Watson. She wasn't a rustler. She wasn't a whore. And she'd never been called Cattle Kate until she was dead and they needed an excuse. She was really a 29-year-old immigrant homesteader, lynched with her husband by her rich and powerful cattle-baron neighbors who wanted her land and its precious water rights.

Some people knew the truth from the start. Their voices were drowned out by the all-powerful Wyoming Stock Growers Association. And those who dared speak outâ€”including the eyewitnesses to the hangingsâ€”either disappeared or mysteriously died. There was no one left to testify against the vigilantes when the case eventually came to trial. Her six killers walked away scot-free.

But the legend was stronger than the truth. For over a century, newspapers, magazines, booksâ€”movies,tooâ€”spread her ugly legacy.

Now, on the 125th anniversary of her murder, the real Ella comes alive in Cattle Kate to tell her heartbreaking story. Jana Bommersbachâ€™s debut novel bares a legend central to the western experience.

Country	USA
Author	Jana Bommersbach
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9781615954780
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Poisoned Pen Press
Manufacturer	Poisoned Pen Press
NumberOfPages	342
PublicationDate	2014-10-07
Publisher	Poisoned Pen Press
ReleaseDate	2014-10-07
Studio	Poisoned Pen Press

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