The Texas Sheriff
Subtitle: Lord of the County Line
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: January 20, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780806134710
Subjects: United States - State & Local - General; History - U.S.; History; History: American; United States - State & Local - West; Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; History - General History; Government - State, Provincial & Municipal
First sentence: An aura of ancient power persisted about the person of the Texas county sheriff, even into recent times, and troubled citizens often felt they needed an audience with the man himself.