James P. McCollom is the author of The Continental Affair: The Rise and Fall of the Continental Illinois Bank. A native son of Beeville, Texas, he has worked as a banker and business executive in the Northeast before settling back in his hometown.
An Amazon Best History Book of the Month
"[A] riveting story of a time when sheriffs could get away with
murder." -Dallas Morning News
"[A] narrative with resonance well beyond seekers of Texas history.
The Last Sheriff in Texas would be an amazing allegory for
our times, were it fiction. Instead it suggests cultural trenches
that we view as new that were dug decades ago." -Andrew Dansby,
Houston Chronicle
"A true-crime story centering on a South Texas lawman who became a
law unto himself . . . Of interest to students of Texas history as
well as aspiring law enforcement officers, who should read it as an
example of how not to conduct themselves." -Kirkus
Reviews
"With a cover that's half sepia and half the black-and-blue of
storm clouds and bruises, the design of The Last Sheriff in
Texas echoes McCollom's style, a hybrid of old-timers sitting
on the front porch telling tales and true crime. The book is
consistently entertaining and a valuable chapter of South Texas
history, the patron system of vote fraud (think box thirteen and
LBJ), and the nascent struggle for Mexican American civil rights .
. . McCollom skillfully conveys the personalities of his large cast
of fascinating characters. He conjures a visceral sense of
foreboding as the election approaches, and evokes the time and
place with rich detail and personal experience . . . The Last
Sheriff in Texas takes place in the middle of the last century
and remains sadly relevant today." -Lone Star Literary Life
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