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...

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1. Verfasser: Ball, Larry D., 1940-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1996, ©1992.
Ausgabe:1st ed.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 414 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-398) and index.
ISBN:0585273863
9780585273860
1280399945
9781280399947
9786613577863
6613577863
0826325017
9780826325013

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