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.
"[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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