Desert Lawmen: The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912

Author/Contributor(s):	Ball, Larry D.
Publisher:	UNM Press
Date:	7/15/2011
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In this carefully researched study, Ball shows that few southwestern sheriffs were genuine gunmen. Wielding firearms with nerve and determination in the line of duty, however, was expected of them by their constituents.