Desert Lawmen

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Elected for two-year terms, frontier sheriffs were the principal peace-keepers in counties that were often larger than New England states. As officers of the court, they defended settlers and protected their property from the ever-present violence on the frontier. Their duties ranged from tracking down stagecoach robbers and serving court warrants to locking up drunks and quelling domestic dispute...

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Elected for two-year terms, frontier sheriffs were the principal peace-keepers in counties that were often larger than New England states. As officers of the court, they defended settlers and protected their property from the ever-present violence on the frontier. Their duties ranged from tracking down stagecoach robbers and serving court warrants to locking up drunks and quelling domestic dispute...

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  • Formats: pdf
  • ISBN: 9780826325013
  • Publication Date: 1 Mar 1996
  • Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM