Elite American Frontier Lawmen 1850-1930 Osprey Books

From the days of the California Gold Rush to the killing of Bill Tilghman, the last of the tradition frontier lawmen, in 1924, this book discusses the men that shaped law and order in the 'Wild, Wild, West'. In the 1840s, gold had officially been discovered in California and many men made their way out West in search of riches they had only dreamed of. With this dream came violence and crime, and the early mining camps were a dangerous place. Law and order was needed and the Vigilante Committee became the first organized deliverer of justice in these turbulent new towns. As more and more people headed out West, and many new towns sprang up, a more official system of law was needed. This book discusses law and order in the 'Wild, Wild West' from the early lynch mobs through to the killing of the last traditional lawman in 1927.