| Desert Lawmen: The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912 Paperbound Edition Contributor(s): Ball, Larry D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826317006 ISBN-13: 9780826317001 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science |
| Dewey: 363.2 |
| Lexile Measure: 1300 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 428 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Arizona - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 disputes.The reality of their job embraced such mandane duties as being jail keepers, tax collectors, quarantine inspectors, court-appointed executioners, and dogcatchers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ball, Larry D.: - Larry D. Ball, professor at Arkansas State University, has published extensively on frontier law-and-order |