| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 262 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Law in the American West
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Law in the American West.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-251) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : State of Nebraska v. John Burley -- Buffalo Bill's country : Lincoln County, Nebraska, and its crime -- Conservators of the peace : sheriffs, deputies, and railroad detectives -- Receptacles of crime : jails, reformatories, and the state penitentiary -- Regulating a Great Plains railroad town : police courts, municipal ordinances, and the North Platte police force -- Temples of justice : criminal courts and their officers -- Hanging out the shingle : lawyers and legal communities on the Great Plains -- Conclusion : law and order in Buffalo Bill's country. |
| Summary |
Celebrated accounts of lawless towns that relied on the extra-legal justice of armed citizens and hired gunmen are part of the enduring cultural legacy of the American West. This work presents a case study of law and legal culture in Lincoln County, Nebraska, during the nineteenth century. It also examines legal institutions on the Great Plains. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Justice, Administration of -- Nebraska -- History -- 19th century.
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Justice, Administration of. |
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Nebraska. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Justice, Administration of -- Nebraska -- Lincoln County -- History -- 19th century.
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Nebraska -- Lincoln County. |
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Crime -- Nebraska -- Lincoln County -- History -- 19th century.
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Crime. |
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Law enforcement -- Nebraska -- Lincoln County -- History -- 19th century.
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Law enforcement. |
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Municipal courts -- Nebraska -- Lincoln County -- History -- 19th century.
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Municipal courts. |
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Lincoln County (Neb.) -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ellis, Mark R. Law and order in Buffalo Bill's country. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007 9780803218307 0803218303 (DLC) 2007014352 (OCoLC)123284566 |
| ISBN |
9780803258020 (electronic book) |
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080325802X (electronic book) |
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9780803218307 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0803218303 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
| Sudoc No. |
U5001 T165 .0009 -2007 |
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