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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.
- 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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