Desert Lawmen: The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0826317006
ISBN13:9780826317001
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
Length:428 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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