Examines how overland travellers dealt with criminal behaviour from spousal abuse to homicide, which most diarists called murder. Reid examines famous executions and separates fact from fiction. He recounts the experiences of 'real people' and reminds his readers that Americans have been far more law-abiding than TV, movies, and pulp writers would have us believe.
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Huntington Library Press,US
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9780873281591
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95295284
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John Reid
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Policing the Elephant: Crime, Punishment, and Social Behavior on the Overland Trail