Desert Lawmen : The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ball, Larry D., 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1996, 1992.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sheriffs.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
Sherifs > Arizona > Histoire.
Sherifs > Nouveau-Mexique > Histoire.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Arizona > History.
Criminal justice, Administration of > New Mexico > History.
Sheriffs > Arizona > History.
Sheriffs > New Mexico > History.
New Mexico.
Arizona.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (428 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780826325013

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