Desert Lawmen: The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona 1846-1912 - Larry D. Ball - Books - University of New Mexico Press - 9780826317001 - July 30, 2011
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Desert Lawmen: The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona 1846-1912

Larry D. Ball

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Desert Lawmen: The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona 1846-1912

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.


428 pages, 44 halftones, 4 maps

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released July 30, 2011
ISBN13 9780826317001
Publishers University of New Mexico Press
Pages 428
Dimensions 154 × 231 × 25 mm   ·   333 g
Language English  

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