Law West of Fort Smith: A History of Frontier Justice in the Indian Territory, 1834-1896Examines the life and times of the federal judge at Fort Smith, who held exclusive jurisdiction over 74,000 square miles from 1875 to 1896. |
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Preface | 3 |
LAND OF THE SIXSHOOTER | 9 |
BRING THEM IN ALIVEOR DEAD | 41 |
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