Lawmen of the wild west
Treadwell, Terry C.2021
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Total copies: 2
Without doubt it was one of the toughest jobs. Faced with ruthless criminal, trigger-happy gunslingers and assorted desperados, the lawmen of the Old West tried, and sometimes died, in their efforts to bring some semblance of order to their towns and communities. There were Marshals, City Marshals and Constables who were employed by the local townspeople and whose authority was restricted to within the town or city limits. Then there were the County Sheriffs, who were elected by the citizens of the county, to keep the peace within the county, or the Texas Rangers and Arizona Rangers, who operated under the jurisdiction of their respective state governors and later US Marshals. The United States Marshals were appointed by the President of the United States and had the authority to operate anywhere in the USA and deal with federal crime.
Main title:
Lawmen of the wild west / Terry C. Treadwell.
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Imprint:
Barnsley : Frontline Books, 2021.
Collation:
248 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781526782335 (hbk)1526782332 (hbk)
Dewey class:
363.2309 TRE363.2309
LC class:
HV8145
Language:
English
BRN:
377272