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The Western Peace Officer. A Legacy Of Law And Order.
FRANK RICHARD PRASSEL
Other works by FRANK RICHARD PRASSELPublication: University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, Norman
First edition. 8vo. Cloth, xii, 330 pp., preface, acknowledgments, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Numerous illustrations from photographs of peace officers such as Wild Bill Hickok, Tom Horn, Dallas Stoudenmire, John Slaughter, Frank M. Canton, et al. An interesting book that separates the role of the lawman in the development of the American West from the impressions given by dime novels, pulp westerns, Hollywood films, and television programs. Fine in dust jacket lightly sunned on the spine.
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