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Frontier Kansas Jails

Frontier Kansas Jails

Bayens, Gerald J.

Paperback

Series: Landmarks

General PhotographyRegional: MidwestTrue Crime

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ISBN10: 1467137766
ISBN13: 9781467137768
Publisher: History Pr
Published: Jan 16 2017
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Gunslingers, gamblers and outlaws vastly outnumbered sheriffs and marshals in the cattle towns of the Kansas frontier. Famous lawmen, such as Charlie Bassett, Wild Bill Hickok and Tom Smith, kept the peace by sheer force of personality and the integrity of the local lockup. The story of the state's settlement can be tracked in the fascinating development of these bastions of prairie justice. Makeshift jails of earlier times were replaced by limestone, brick and concrete structures with iron cells and elaborate locking systems. From the squirrel cage of Wichita to the iron jail of Lawrence City, tour these early Kansas prisons with author Gerald Bayens.

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