Davis, John W.

1943 -

Worland, WY

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Washakie County

Biographical and Professional Information

John Davis is author of A Vast Amount of Trouble and Goodbye, Judge Lynch (University of Oklahoma Press, 2000 and 2005), about the cattle-sheep troubles and vigilante killings in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin early in the 20th century. A new book about the Johnson County War is due out soon from the same publisher.

Davis grew up in Worland and graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1968. He has practiced law in his home town since 1973. He lives with his wife, Celia, in a house built in 1917 by Sadie and Charlie Worland, subjects of his first book, Sadie and Charlie, a biography.

Genres

History

Nonfiction

Wyoming Subjects

Titles

• A Vast Amount of Trouble: A history of the Spring Creek raid (1993). Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado. ISBN: 0870813102.

Speaking Engagements

Accepts speaking engagements.

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Upcoming Appearances

Equality State Book Festival Sept. 18-20, 2008 Casper, Wyoming