Law in the American West Series
300 pages
21 photographs, index
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue: State of Nebraska v. John Burley
1. Buffalo Bill's Country: Lincoln County, Nebraska, and Its Crime
2. Conservators of the Peace: Sheriffs, Deputies, and Railroad Detectives
3. Receptacles of Crime: Jails, Reformatories, and the State Penitentiary
4. Regulating a Great Plains Railroad Town: Police Courts, Municipal Ordinances, and the North Platte Police Force
5. Temples of Justice: Criminal Courts and Their Officers
6. Hanging Out the Shingle: Lawyers and Legal Communities on the Great Plains
Conclusion: Law and Order in Buffalo Bill's Country
Notes
Bibliography
Index