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Law and order in Buffalo Bill's country : legal culture and community on the Great Plains, 1867-1910 / Mark R. Ellis.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ellis, Mark R.
Series:
Law in the American West
Law in the American west
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Justice, Administration of--Nebraska--History--19th century.
Justice, Administration of.
Justice, Administration of--Nebraska--Lincoln County--History--19th century.
Crime--Nebraska--Lincoln County--History--19th century.
Crime.
Law enforcement--Nebraska--Lincoln County--History--19th century.
Law enforcement.
Municipal courts--Nebraska--Lincoln County--History--19th century.
Municipal courts.
History.
Lincoln County (Neb.)--History--19th century.
Lincoln County (Neb.).
Nebraska--Lincoln County.
Nebraska.
Physical Description:
xix, 262 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2007]
Contents:
Prologue: State of Nebraska v. John Burley 1
1 Buffalo Bill's Country: Lincoln County, Nebraska, and Its Crime 19
2 Conservators of the Peace: Sheriffs, Deputies, and Railroad Detectives 53
3 Receptacles of Crime: Jails, Reformatories, and the State Penitentiary 80
4 Regulating a Great Plains Railroad Town: Police Courts, Municipal Ordinances, and the North Platte Police Force 110
5 Temples of Justice: Criminal Courts and Their Officers 141
6 Hanging Out the Shingle: Lawyers and Legal Communities on the Great Plains 181
Conclusion: Law and Order in Buffalo Bill's Country 210.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-251) and index.
ISBN:
9780803218307
0803218303
OCLC:
123284566

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