Vigilantes and Lynch Mobs: Narratives of Community and Nation

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Vigilantes and Lynch Mobs Narratives of Community and Nation Vigilantes and Lynch Mobs T e m pl e U n i v e r si t y Pr e s s Ph i l a de l ph i a Lisa Arellano Temple University Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress Copyright © 2012 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 2012 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Arellano, Lisa, 1968–  Vigilantes and lynch mobs : narratives of community and nation / Lisa Arellano.   p. cm. Originally presented as the author’s dissertation at Stanford University.  Includes bibliographical references and index.  ISBN 978-1-4399-0844-0 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4399-0845-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4399-0846-4 (e-book) 1. Lynching—United States. 2. Vigilantes—United States. I. Title.  HV6457.A74 2012 364.1′34—dc23 2012003235 The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992 Printed in the United States of America 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 For Carleen ...