Law and Order in Buffalo Bill's Country Legal Culture and Community on the Great Plains, 1867-1910 |
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| Author:
| Ellis, Mark R. |
| Series title: | Law in the American West Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-2787-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Offers a case study of law and legal culture in Lincoln County, Nebraska, during the nineteenth century. Mark R. Ellis argues that nascent nineteenth-century Great Plains communities shared an understanding of the law that allowed for the immediate implementation of legal institutions such as courts, jails, and law enforcement.
Offers a case study of law and legal culture in Lincoln County, Nebraska, during the nineteenth century. Mark R. Ellis argues that nascent nineteenth-century Great Plains communities shared an understanding of the law that allowed for the immediate implementation of legal institutions such as courts, jails, and law enforcement.