Never Caught Twice by Matthew S. Luckett - 9781496205148

Never Caught TwiceHorse Stealing in Western Nebraska, 18501890\nAuthor(s): Matthew S. Luckett\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9781496205148, 978-1496205148\nSynopsis\n2021 Nebraska Book Award\n\nNever Caught Twice presents the untold history of horse raiding and stealing on the Great Plains of western [url] investigating horse stealing by and from four Plains groups-American Indians, the [url] Army, ranchers and cowboys, and farmers-Matthew S. Luckett clarifies a widely misunderstood crime in Western mythology and shows that horse stealing transformed plains culture and settlement in fundamental and surprising ways.\n\n From Lakota and Cheyenne horse raids to rustling gangs in the Sandhills, horse theft was widespread and devastating across the region. The horses critical importance in both Native and white societies meant that horse stealing destabilized communities and jeopardized the peace t.