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Title: |
Six Gun Sound |
| Sub-title: |
The Early History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department |
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| By (author): |
Sven Crongeyer |
| ISBN10-13: |
1933502002 : 9781933502007 |
| Illustrations: |
b/w photos |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
150x225mm |
| Pages: |
250 |
| Weight: |
.406 Kg. |
| Published: |
Linden Publishing (US) - May 2006 |
| List Price: |
19.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 7 |
| Subjects: |
History of the Americas : Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 : Police & security services : California |
| This account of the struggle to bring law and order to a city rich with gold rush money, at odds with Mexican bandits, and teeming with forty-niners and confederate sympathizers chronicles the chaotic early days of Los Angeles, which boasted the highest homicide rate in America by 1850. From profiles of the frontier-style lawmen hired to stop the initial mayhem to an analysis of the city's modern sheriff's office -- the largest in America -- this book draws comparisons between the uproar of the early days, the racial tensions that erupted during the Watts riots, and the safety issues that preoccupy the police force today. |
| Table of Contents: |
| From Indian Village to Statehood: The Background of Law Enforcement in Los Angeles; A Deadly Beginning: Early Sheriffs Lose Their Lives Fighting Crime in the Frontier Town; Taming Los Angeles: Turning the Tide Against Crime; The Last of the Great California Outlaws; Frontier Style Law Enforcement Fades: The Sheriff's Office Moves Toward the 20th Century; 1850-1900: Analysing Murder Statistics and Reflecting on Racial Conflict in Los Angeles; Index. |
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