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A reprint of the classic 1864 title by Professor Thomas J. Dimsdale of Bannack, Montana. Foreword by R. E. Mather, a prominent Western historian.

The tainted sheriff in this narrative is Henry Plummer, who arrived in Nevada City, a gold camp in California's high Sierra, in 1852 and soon had two murders to his credit-both the results of bawdy-house brawls. Ten years later he was a full-fledged villain directing a gang... Read Full Overview

The Vigilantes of Montana is a historical non-fiction book written by Thomas Josiah Dimsdale. It is an account of the Montana Vigilantes, a group of citizens who took the law into their own hands in the late 1800s to combat crime and corruption in the Montana Territory. The book... Read Full Overview

Is it lawful for citizens to slay robbers or murderers, when they catch them; or ought they to wait for policemen, where there are none, or put them in penitentiaries not yet erected? On May 26, 1863, William Fairweather and a group of young men discovered gold in Alder Gulch,... Read Full Overview

The vigilantes of Montana. This book, "The vigilantes of Montana", by Thomas Josiah Dimsdale, is a replication of a book originally published before 1921. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible... Read Full Overview

This historical account chronicles the rise of vigilante justice in Montana during the lawless gold rush era of the 1860s. Thomas J. Dimsdale, a firsthand observer, provides a gripping narrative of how ordinary citizens took the law into their own hands to combat rampant crime... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Vigilantes of Montana is a historical non-fiction book written by Thomas Josiah Dimsdale. It is a detailed account of the vigilante movement that took place in Montana during the 1860s. The book provides an in-depth look at the events that led up to the formation of the vigilante... Read Full Overview

Thoughts on general and partial inoculations. Containing a translation of two treatises written when the author was at Petersburg, and published there. In the Russian language. Also outlines of two plans. One, for the general inoculation of the poor. This book, "Thoughts on general... Read Full Overview