Lawmen of the Wild West

Name: Lawmen of the Wild West
Author: Terry C Treadwell

Auteur: Terry C Treadwell

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Terry C Treadwell

Engels
Hardcover
9781526782335
13 april 2021
248 pagina's

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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. Each of these law enforcement officers employed their own deputies, all of whom had the same powers of enforcement. Some believed that former criminals would make the most effective lawmen. Consequently, in some cases notorious gunfighters were employed as town marshals to help bring law and order to some of the most lawless of towns. These lawmen had to deal with the likes of the Dalton Gang, the James Brothers and the Rufus Buck Gang who thought nothing of raping and murdering innocent people just for the hell of it. These outlaws would frequently hide in the Indian Territory where there was no law to extradite them. The only law outside of the Indian Territory was that of Judge Isaac Parker, who administered the rules with an iron fist; the gallows at Fort Smith laid testament to his work. The requirements needed to be a peace officer in the Wild West were often determined only by the individual's skill with a gun, and their courage. At times judgement was needed with only seconds to determine it, and that also meant that there was the odd occasion where justice and law never quite meant the same thing. The expression 'justice without law' was never truer than in the formative years of the West.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 13 april 2021
Aantal pagina's: 248
Illustraties: Nee

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Hoofdauteur: Terry C Treadwell
Hoofduitgeverij: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

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Verpakking breedte: 156 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 234 mm
Verpakking lengte: 234 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 745 g

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EAN: 9781526782335

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Categorieën: Mens & Maatschappij

Geschiedenis

Sociale groepen

Sociale & Culturele geschiedenis

Etnische studies

Periodes

Moderne tijd (1800-1945)

Regio's & Landen

Noord-, Midden-, & Zuid-Amerika

Boeken
Land: Verenigde Staten
Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar
Taal: Engels
Periode: ca. 1800-1910

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