Last Gangster in Austin : : Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the End of a Junkyard Mafia /

Last Gangster in Austin : : Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the End of a Junkyard Mafia / / Jesse Sublett.

Ronnie Earle was a Texas legend. During his three decades as the district attorney responsible for Austin and surrounding Travis County, he prosecuted corrupt corporate executives and state officials, including the notorious US congressman Tom DeLay. But Earle maintained that the biggest case of his...

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Sublett, Jesse,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.) :; 14 b&w photos
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Author’s Note: A Deep Dive
  • Introduction: Junkyard Owner Shotguns Robber: Was It a Setup? 6
  • Baptist Preacher’s Son
  • The Eagle Scout
  • Texas Package
  • The Big Hassle
  • Best Job He Ever Had
  • The Two Franks
  • This Is War
  • He Can Always Go Step on Bugs
  • A Is for Arson
  • The Robbery
  • Power
  • Star Time
  • The Trial
  • Aftermath
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Photo Credits
  • Index

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