Mark R Ellis

Law and Order in Buffalo Bill's Country

Legal Culture and Community on the Great Plains, 1867-1910

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Produktbeschreibung

Mark R. Ellis is an associate professor of history at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9780803227873
• ISBN-10: 0803227876
• Artikelnr.: 26436571

Autorenporträt

Mark R. Ellis is an associate professor of history at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations 
Preface 
Acknowledgments 
Prologue: State of Nebraska v. John Burley   
1. Buffalo Bill's Country: Lincoln County, Nebraska, and Its Crime 
2. Conservators of the Peace: Sheriffs, Deputies, and Railroad Detectives 
3. Receptacles of Crime: Jails, Reformatories, and the State Penitentiary  
4. Regulating a Great Plains Railroad Town: Police Courts, Municipal
Ordinances, and the North Platte Police Force  
5. Temples of Justice: Criminal Courts and Their Officers  
6. Hanging Out the Shingle: Lawyers and Legal Communities on the Great
Plains
Conclusion: Law and Order in Buffalo Bill's Country  
Notes
Bibliography  
Index