The Hashknife Empire: When Cattle Operations Dwarfed Modern Corporations
The Aztec Land & Cattle Company's million-acre empire dwarfed modern ranches and inspired the entire plot of The Rustler Hunter, where corruption festered in America's largest cattle operation.
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Canyon Diablo: Arizona's Most Lawless Town
When researching The Rustler Hunter, R.J. Sloane discovered Canyon Diablo—Arizona's most lawless town where six marshals died trying to bring order and survival meant being faster than the outlaws who called it home.
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Justice or Vengeance: The Thin Line Walked by Arizona's Livestock Inspectors
Explore the moral dilemmas faced by Arizona's livestock inspectors who walked the dangerous line between justice and vengeance in the lawless frontier territory.
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Reading the Brands: How Livestock Inspectors Caught Cattle Thieves in the Arizona Territory
Discover the detective techniques Arizona's livestock inspectors used to identify altered cattle brands and catch sophisticated rustling operations in the dangerous 1890s frontier.
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