Publication

1996 - Huntington Library Press

Language

English

Word Count

81,500 words, Guess

Page Count

326 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • LCCHV9955.W4 R45 1997

Description

In this volume John Reid examines criminal activity and its consequences among travelers on the Overland Trail in the early nineteenth century. Professor Reid consulted hundreds of primary sources in several repositories to discover how justice was meted out - without police, prosecuting attorneys, or constituted courts. The book is a companion to Law for the Elephant: Property and Social Behavior on the Overland Trail (San Marino: 1980, 1997).

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Other Editions

  • Policing the Elephant: Crime, Punishment, and Social Behavior on the Overland TrailPaperbackHuntington Library Press1996-01-01

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