Prassel, Frank Richard      <br/><br/>
Western peace officer :  A legacy of law and order 
 The Western peace officer 
Frank Richard Prassel 
 - Oklahoma  University of Oklahoma Press  1972 
 - xii, 330 p. 
<br/><br/> Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/>1. "Wild and unsettled portions of our territories"<br/>2. "A duty to maintain public order"<br/>3. "The marshal shall be chief of police"<br/>4. Posse Comitatus<br/>5. "A private person may arrest another"<br/>6. "There shall be a corps of rangers"<br/>7. Ex parte Crow Dog<br/>8. "ĦAlto, federales!"<br/>Epilogue : "Do not forsake me"<br/>Appendix A. Tables<br/>Appendix B. Sheriff's fees<br/>Appendix C. Thiel's Detective Service<br/>Appendix D. New Mexico Mounted Police<br/>Notes<br/>Bibliography<br/>Index 
<br/><br/> The role of the lawman in the development of the American West. The author examines the legends that surround many of the early western peace officers and concludes that they were no better or worse than the members of the communities that they served. The book describes the activities of a number of law enforcement agencies such as the Texas Rangers, the Pinkertons, and private police forces associated with banks, railroads, and cattlemen's associations. Numerous famous law enforcement figures are discussed, including James Butler Hickok, Wyatt Earp, and Dallas Stoudenmire 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0806110104 9780806110103 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Constables<br/>Peace officers--The West--History<br/>Law enforcement --The West --History<br/>Crimes & Criminals
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>352.23 Pra   42