Guardian Of The Law, The Life And Times Of Wm. M. Tilghman.

GLENN SHIRLEY

Publication: Eakin Press, 1988, Austin

First edition. Inscribed by the author. 8vo. Cloth, v, 545pp., 34pp. of photos and illustrations, notes. The story of the eventful life of Bill Tilghman, much of which has never appeared in print. Tilghman was a lawman and gunslinger, but unlike most peace officers, he was honest and incorruptible. Bill Tilghman was Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas and participated in the Kansas County Seat Wars. He later became a Deputy Marshal in Indian Territory, and was celebrated for capturing the outlaw Bill Doolin. He was Sheriff of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, a police chief, and an Oklahoma state senator. Tilghman was a lawman for almost 35 years and Bat Masterson called him "the greatest of us all." Very small scuff at top edge of front panel of dust jacket, else as new.

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