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Frontier justice / by Wayne Gard.

Summary:

Has chapters on range wars, the Johnson County war, troubles between sheep ranchers and cattle ranchers, fence cutting, cattle thieves, horse thieves, road agents, violence against and from Mexican Americans and Indians.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0806101946
  • ISBN: 9780806101941
  • Physical Description: xi, 324 pages : illustrations, portraits, map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1949.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-308) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Vengeance: Scalp for a scalp ; Regulators and moderators ; Feudist guns ; Bad blood in Arizona -- War on the ranges: Rivals for grass ; The fence cutters ; Wyoming invasion -- Vigilantes: California ropes ; Montana roundup ; Prairie necktie parties -- Arms of the law: The Texas Rangers ; Marshals and sheriffs ; Without benefit of blackstone ; Order in the court.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Nbnb.
Subject:
West (U.S.) > History.
Crime > West (U.S.)
Vigilance committees > West (U.S.)
Crime > West (U.S.)
Crime.
Vigilance committees.
West United States.
Genre:
History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library F 591 .G215 1949 679324 Stacks Available -