Gunfighters Highwaymen And Vigilantes
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Gunfighters Highwaymen And Vigilantes
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Author : Roger D. McGrath
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1987-03-23
Gunfighters Highwaymen And Vigilantes written by Roger D. McGrath and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-03-23 with History categories.
From the Preface:On the frontier, says conventional wisdom, a structured society did not exist and social control was largely absent; law enforcement and the criminal justice system had limited, if any, influence; and danger--both from man and from the elements--was ever present. This view of the frontier is projected by motion pictures, television, popular literature, and most scholarly histories. But was the frontier really all that violent? What was the nature of the violence that did occur? Were frontier towns more violent that cities in the East? Has America inherited a violent way of life from the frontier? Was the frontier more violent than the United States is today? This book attempts to answer these questions and others about violence and lawlessness on the frontier and do so in a new way. Whereas most authors have drawn their conclusions about frontier violence from the exploits of a few notorious badmen and outlaws and from some of the more famous incidents and conflicts, I have chosen to focus on two towns that I think were typical of the frontier--the mining frontier specifically--and to investigate all forms of violence and lawlessness that occurred in and around those towns.
Gunfighters Highwaymen Vigilantes
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Author : Roger McGrath
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Gunfighters Highwaymen Vigilantes written by Roger McGrath and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with categories.
Gunfighters Highwaymen And Vigilantes
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Author : Roger D. McGrath
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-11-10
Gunfighters Highwaymen And Vigilantes written by Roger D. McGrath and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-10 with History categories.
From the Preface:On the frontier, says conventional wisdom, a structured society did not exist and social control was largely absent; law enforcement and the criminal justice system had limited, if any, influence; and danger--both from man and from the elements--was ever present. This view of the frontier is projected by motion pictures, television, popular literature, and most scholarly histories. But was the frontier really all that violent? What was the nature of the violence that did occur? Were frontier towns more violent that cities in the East? Has America inherited a violent way of life from the frontier? Was the frontier more violent than the United States is today? This book attempts to answer these questions and others about violence and lawlessness on the frontier and do so in a new way. Whereas most authors have drawn their conclusions about frontier violence from the exploits of a few notorious badmen and outlaws and from some of the more famous incidents and conflicts, I have chosen to focus on two towns that I think were typical of the frontier--the mining frontier specifically--and to investigate all forms of violence and lawlessness that occurred in and around those towns.
Nevada Gunsmoke
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Author : Elmer D. McInnes
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2022-01-27
Nevada Gunsmoke written by Elmer D. McInnes and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-27 with History categories.
From 1860 to 1900, many towns in Nevada sprang up to serve the mining camps in the area. These towns provided the breeding ground for a unique character known as "the mining camp gunman." This book delves into the violent and gritty lives of various Nevada characters, including gunfighting miner Dick Prentice, lawman and politico Leslie Blackburn, peace officer William McKee, ruthless killer Hank Parrish, outlaw escape artist John Burke and other characters.
Gendered Justice In The American West
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Author : Anne M. Butler
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1999-08-15
Gendered Justice In The American West written by Anne M. Butler and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-08-15 with Female offenders categories.
In this shocking study, Anne M. Butler shows that the distinct gender disadvantages already faced by women within western society erupted into intense physical and mental violence when they became prisoners in male penitentiaries. Drawing on prison records and the words of the women themselves, Gendered Justice in the American West places the injustices women prisoners endured in the context of the structures of male authority and female powerlessness that pervaded all of American society. Butler's poignant cross-cultural account explores how nineteenth-century criminologists constructed the "criminal woman"; how the women's age, race, class, and gender influenced their court proceedings; and what kinds of violence women inmates encountered. She also examines the prisoners' diet, illnesses, and experiences with pregnancy and child-bearing, as well as their survival strategies.
Vigilantes
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Author : Kevin Grant
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-01-03
Vigilantes written by Kevin Grant and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-03 with Performing Arts categories.
For many people, the cinematic vigilante has been shaped by Charles Bronson's character in Death Wish and its sequels. But screen vigilantes have taken many guises, from Old West lynch mobs and rogue police officers to rape-avengers and military-trained equalizers. This book recounts the varied representations of such characters in films like The Birth of a Nation, which celebrated the violence of the Ku Klux Klan, and Taxi Driver, Falling Down and You Were Never Really Here, in which the vigilante impulse was symptomatic of mental instability. Also considered is the extent to which fictional vigilantism functions as social commentary and to what degree it is simply stoking popular fears.
The Wild West
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Author : Rebecca Stefoff
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Release Date : 2007
The Wild West written by Rebecca Stefoff and has been published by Marshall Cavendish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Presents the history of the Wild West through a variety of primary source images and documents, such as diary entries, newspaper accounts, public speeches, popular literature, and personal letters.
Hunger For The Wild
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Author : Michael L. Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Hunger For The Wild written by Michael L. Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Americans have had an enduring yet ambivalent obsession with the West as both a place and a state of mind. Michael L. Johnson considers how that obsession originated, how it has determined attitudes toward and activities in the West, and how it has changed over the centuries.
The Enterprise Of Law
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Author : Bruce L. Benson
language : en
Publisher: Independent Institute
Release Date : 2013-03-01
The Enterprise Of Law written by Bruce L. Benson and has been published by Independent Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with Law categories.
In the minds of many, the provision of justice and security has long been linked to the state. To ask whether non-state institutions could deliver those services on their own, without the aid of coercive taxation and a monopoly franchise, runs the risk of being branded as naive anarchism or dangerous radicalism. Defenders of the state's monopoly on lawmaking and law enforcement typically assume that any alternative arrangement would favor the rich at the expense of the poor—or would lead to the collapse of social order and ignite a war. Questioning how well these beliefs hold up to scrutiny, this book offers a powerful rebuttal of the received view of the relationship between law and government. The book argues not only that the state is unnecessary for the establishment and enforcement of law, but also that non-state institutions would fight crime, resolve disputes, and render justice more effectively than the state, based on their stronger incentives.
Gunfighters
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Author : Al Cimino
language : en
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Release Date : 2016-08-24
Gunfighters written by Al Cimino and has been published by Chartwell Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Delve into the world of the Wild West and the gunslingers that populated its dusty towns and saloons.