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.
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"The author presents a slice of Western society that we seldom see: its social and political mores, its racism, its individualism, its brutality, its strength, and its foolishness...a tale of difficult, troublesome years, and Ball tells it well." -- The El Paso Times
"Well written, definitive...strips away legend and delineates the positive role [marshals] played in maintaining peace in Arizona and New Mexico." -- The Arizona Daily Star
Will probably become the standard source on the federal marshalcy in the New Mexico and Arizona territories. -- The Journal of American History
"Well written, definitive...strips away legend and delineates the positive role [marshals] played in maintaining peace in Arizona and New Mexico." -- The Arizona Daily Star
Will probably become the standard source on the federal marshalcy in the New Mexico and Arizona territories. -- The Journal of American History
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The pathbreaking classic on law enforcement on the frontier of the American West.
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This review is from: The United States Marshals of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, 1846-1912 (Paperback)
This book is a well-written and highly detailed review of the law enforcement situation in the Southwestern frontier. It enlightens the reader about the levels of pioneer law enforcement (city, county, territorial) and their intertwined responsibilities or lack thereof. The background has been researched almost to a fault. If you are an 'early western' afficionado and/or the kind of person who likes to pour over microfiche reals of old newspapers and other minutiae at the local library, then is a must read. Larry Ball brings just enough western outlawry and criminal intrigue to his writing to keep it entertaining, although there are areas that bog down, especially when it comes to reporting on expense reimbursements and political appointments. However, the author demonstrates how these aspects are examples of the necessary evils in fighting crime on the frontier. The notes and references guide the casual reader and the scholar to their respective areas of interest and further reading. 315 pp., Univ. of New Mexico Press (1978).
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