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Desert lawmen : the high sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912 /
An historical survey of frontier lawmen in territorial New Mexico and Arizona reveals that sheriffs were generally elected to four year terms, defended settlers and protected their property from violence, and performed other duties ranging from tracking down stagecoach robbers and serving court warr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
1996, ©1992.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | An historical survey of frontier lawmen in territorial New Mexico and Arizona reveals that sheriffs were generally elected to four year terms, defended settlers and protected their property from violence, and performed other duties ranging from tracking down stagecoach robbers and serving court warrants to locking up drunks and quelling domestic disputes. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 414 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-398) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585273863 9780585273860 1280399945 9781280399947 9786613577863 6613577863 0826325017 9780826325013 |