The United States Marshals of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, 1846-1912
The United States Marshals of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, 1846-1912

Author: Larry D. Ball

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 1982-02-01

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 0826326927

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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.

Corridors of Migration
Corridors of Migration

Author: Rodolfo F. Acu–a

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2008-08-21

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780816528028

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A comprehensive history reconstructs the migration patterns of Mexican laborers, connecting them to social, economic, and political developments that have shaped the American Southwest, while describing the racism and capitalist exploitation suffered by the laborers as well as the collective forms of resistance and organizing engaged in by the laborers themselves.

Desert Lawmen
Desert Lawmen

Author: Larry D. Ball

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 1996-03-01

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 0826325017

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Elected for two-year terms, frontier sheriffs were the principal peace-keepers in counties that were often larger than New England states. As officers of the court, they defended settlers and protected their property from the ever-present violence on the frontier. Their duties ranged from tracking down stagecoach robbers and serving court warrants to locking up drunks and quelling domestic disputes.The reality of their job embraced such mandane duties as being jail keepers, tax collectors, quarantine inspectors, court-appointed executioners, and dogcatchers.