Bill Neal (writer)
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| Born | William Overton Neal IV January 31, 1936 Quanah, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 2021 (aged 85) Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hardin–Simmons University University of Texas at Austin School of Law |
| Occupations | Defense attorney, historian, non-fiction writer |
William Overton Neal IV (January 31, 1936 – December 23, 2021) was an American defense attorney, historian and non-fiction writer.[1] A comment editor of the Texas Law Review, he was best known for his non-fiction West Texas frontier books, published by the Texas Tech University Press.[2]
Neal died in Abilene, Texas, on December 23, 2021, at the age of 85.[3]
Books
- Getting Away with Murder on the Texas Frontier: Notorious Killings and Celebrated Trials (2006)[4][5]
- From Guns to Gavels: How Justice Grew Up in the Outlaw West (2008)[6][7]
- Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law: Courting Judicial Mayhem, Texas Style (2009)[8][9]
- Skullduggery, Secrets, and Murders: The 1894 Wells Fargo Scam That Backfired (2015)[10]
References
- ↑ "Latest slate of Texas reads his male slant". The Beaumont Enterprise. Beaumont, Texas. April 8, 2007. p. 33. Retrieved July 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bill Neal". Texas Tech University Press. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Bill Neal". Abilene Reporter-News. December 27, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Lasso tales of cowboys, or Cowboys, for gift roundup". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. December 10, 2006. p. 45. Retrieved July 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Lewis, Chuck (March 1, 2007). "Getting Away With Murder on the Texas Frontier". True West Magazine. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Spangenberger, Phil (January 15, 2009). "From Guns to Gavels (Nonfiction)". True West Magazine. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Vallely, John R. "From Guns to Gavels: How Justice Grew Up in the Outlaw West (Review)". Historical Novel Society. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Roar of the Crowd: April 2012". Texas Monthly. April 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Cormier, Lucille. "Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law: Courting Judicial Mayhem, Texas Style (Review)". Historical Novel Society. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ "'Skullduggery' recounts wild 1894 tale of rough justice in frontier Texas". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. August 2, 2015. p. E1. Retrieved July 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Quanah, Texas
- Historians from Texas
- Writers from Texas
- Texas lawyers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American historians
- 21st-century American historians
- 21st-century American male non-fiction writers
- Hardin–Simmons University alumni
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- American non-fiction writer stubs