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Sheriff tony demeo9/20/2023 ![]() Her rigorous research and engaging writing underscore her personal odyssey to find the truth for generations of her family confused and haunted by Logan’s controversial and untimely demise.” ![]() “….but Logan’s great-granddaughter has given the reader something more. With nearly 100 photos and maps, and more than a dozen period poems, “LOGAN is Nevada history at its best,” states former state archivist Guy Rocha. During that time, his life became entwined with many fascinating characters, including Jim Butler, Jack Longstreet, Tasker Oddie, John Sparks, Judge Peter Breen, “Diamondfield Jack” Davis, the Pittman brothers, George Wingfield, and future U.S. Born in Washoe County, Nevada, in 1861, Sheriff Logan helped early Tonopah earn its reputation as being one of the most peaceable boomtowns in history. Surprisingly, three months later his once-doomed killer was acquitted. Dressed only in a nightshirt and unarmed, the father of eight children, he was shot five times after ejecting an unruly gambler from the Jewel, a house of ill-fame in Manhattan, Nevada. "LOGAN: The Honorable Life and Scandalous Death of a Western Lawman," chronicles the dramatic events surrounding his death on April 7, 1906. Quite by chance, on the 108th anniversary of Sheriff Logan's End of Watch, the book I'd been writing for years about his life arrived on my doorstep. His priorities were to serve the people, to create a fair and just legal system where non existed prior, and to at all times recognize the value of each human life, even at the risk of losing your own. Logan, served as an exemplary role model. The reader will find that many of the familiar important names in our State's history, whom we long have been taught were honorable and deserving of our respect, may require a second serious look and a more comprehensive rewrite in the Nevada history books used in our schools.įor the law enforcement officer of today, the man Thomas W. Ms Boor's information is very well researched. It is a fascinating read and I recommend it to all who are intrigued by Nevada history, early Western law and justice, or in the case of Tom, injustice. Logan, Sheriff of Nye County in early 1900's. I have just completed Ms Boor's book about Thomas W. ![]() I am deeply honored to have you as an ancestor. I promise to share your story with my children and let your memory live on. Your bravery and dedication to justice and the safety of your people will never be forgotten. This lead to hours and hours of research and reading about your life and the legacy you left. Around this time last year, prior to a trip to Nevada from Oregon my father told me about you.
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