Neither Fear Nor Favor: Deputy United States Marshal John Tom Sisemore
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0966688910 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 217 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Wesley Harris is a law enforcement consultant and author with over two decades of police experience. He researched John Tom Sisemore for over fifteen years. Harris has served in police departments in Louisiana, Georgia, and Texas.
About the Author Wesley Harris is a law enforcement consultant and author with over two decades of police experience. He researched John Tom Sisemore for over fifteen years. . Harris has served in police departments in Louisiana, Georgia, and Texas
"A Legend Remembered" according to Bruce V. Culver. This is a very good biography of a man that history had nearly forgotten. A historical review of the a lawman that "cleaned up the town" during the prohibition period, was feared by criminals throughout the region of Northern Louisiana and died in the line of dutya murder which remains unsolved to this day!If you like reading about tough, no non-sense lawmen of the west or historical accounts of Texas Rangers, you will really enjoy this book. This man had character, integrity, and a single-minded focus on upholding the law. He usually worked alone, most times outnumbered and rarely was outwit. Great lawman-outlaw story Phil Ferguson I've read about many Old West-type lawmen, and John Sisemore is definitely one of the most interestinghis zeal for the job was unparalleled. Many of his arrests were recorded in local newspapers, so we know he spent a great deal of time chasing moonshinersa typical assignment for U.S. marshals at that time. But few did it so doggedly and with such success. I particularly liked how the author weaved family members and townspeople into the story and showed how a community fought for law & order and how the results of that battle shaped the entire community for generations.. ""Rediscovered" story worth reading" according to Lee Jones. I had never heard of Deputy John Sisemore, having read everything available on U.S. Marshals. This account of his adventures beats anything John Wayne's "Rooster Cogburn" did. Sometimes the truth is wilder than fiction. The book is written with as a "non-fiction novel" to bring the story alive, with conversations and events carefully crafted from court transcripts and newspaper articles. Even though the book reads as a novel, the author gives extensive notes on his sources at the end of the book. If you love the Old West or enjoy classic stories of good versus evil, this book is a must read.
Sisemore has the reputation of being one of the best and most efficient officers in the service of the government; in fact his superiors say there is no better, braver, or more zealous deputy in the United States." The author uses court documents, old newspapers, and interviews of Sisemore's descendants to paint a compelling history of life--and death--at the turn of the century.. True story of the exploits of one of the U.S. John Tom Sisemore enforced the law with "neither fear nor favor" in the Western District of Louisiana in the