Desert Lawmen: The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912

by Larry D. Ball

Book Overview

Elected for two-year terms, frontier sheriffs were the principal peace-keepers in counties that were often larger than New England states. As officers of the court, they defended settlers and protected their property from the ever-present violence on the frontier. Their duties ranged from tracking down stagecoach robbers and serving court warrants to locking up drunks and quelling domestic disputes.The reality of their job embraced such mandane...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826317006
• ISBN13: 9780826317001
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"