Man-Hunters of the Old West, Volume 2
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: Mar 08, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780806159119
Description: Settlers in the frontier West were often easy prey for criminals. Policing efforts were scattered at best and often amounted to vigilante retaliation. To create a semblance of order, freelance enforcers of the law known as man-hunters undertook the search for fugitives. These pursuers have often been portrayed as ruthless bounty hunters, no better than the felons they pursued. Robert K. DeArment's detailed account of their careers redeems their reputations and reveals the truth behind their fascinating legends--Volume 1 jacket.