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The United States Marshals of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, 1846-1912 / Larry D. Ball.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Albuquerque, N.M. : University of New Mexico Press, 1999, �1978.Edition: Pbk. rpt. ed., 1999Description: 1 online resource (x, 315 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585277958
  • 9780585277950
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: United States Marshals of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, 1846-1912.DDC classification:
  • 363.2
LOC classification:
  • HV8145.N6 B34eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- The Marshalcy in Antebellum New Mexico Territory -- The Wartime Marshalcy -- Marshal John Pratt, 1866–76 -- The Arizona Marshalcy, 1866–76 -- Marshal John E. Sherman, Jr., 1876–82 -- The Arizona Marshalcy, 1876–82 -- The New Mexico Marshalcy, 1882–96 -- The Arizona Marshalcy, 1882–97 -- Marshal Creighton M. Foraker, 1897–1912 --Theodore Roosevelt and the Arizona Marshalcy, 1897–1912
Summary: First released in 1978 and still the best account of territorial law enforcement, this book presents a thoroughly researched, well-documented, and entertaining history of United States marshals in New Mexico and Arizona during the tumultuous territorial years. Included in the story are notable lawmen such as John Pratt, John E. Sherman, and Creighton M. Foraker and gunfighters like Billy the Kid,'Doc'Holliday, and the Earp Brothers. With detailed accounts of many other lesser-known lawmen and criminals, Ball gives a well-rounded history of the mundane as well as the spectacular incidents in the lives of these lawmen during the unstable territorial years. -- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-291) and index.

Introduction -- The Marshalcy in Antebellum New Mexico Territory -- The Wartime Marshalcy -- Marshal John Pratt, 1866–76 -- The Arizona Marshalcy, 1866–76 -- Marshal John E. Sherman, Jr., 1876–82 -- The Arizona Marshalcy, 1876–82 -- The New Mexico Marshalcy, 1882–96 -- The Arizona Marshalcy, 1882–97 -- Marshal Creighton M. Foraker, 1897–1912 --Theodore Roosevelt and the Arizona Marshalcy, 1897–1912

First released in 1978 and still the best account of territorial law enforcement, this book presents a thoroughly researched, well-documented, and entertaining history of United States marshals in New Mexico and Arizona during the tumultuous territorial years. Included in the story are notable lawmen such as John Pratt, John E. Sherman, and Creighton M. Foraker and gunfighters like Billy the Kid,'Doc'Holliday, and the Earp Brothers. With detailed accounts of many other lesser-known lawmen and criminals, Ball gives a well-rounded history of the mundane as well as the spectacular incidents in the lives of these lawmen during the unstable territorial years. -- Provided by publisher

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