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The Texas Sheriff by"Thad Sitton"
The Texas Sheriff takes a fresh, colorful, and insightful look at Texas law enforcement during the decades before 1960. In the first half of the twentieth century, rural Texas was a strange, often violent, and complicated place. Nineteenth-century lifestyles persisted, blood relationships made a difference, and racial apartheid was still rigidly enforced. Citizens expected their county sheriff to uphold local customs as well as state laws. He had to help constituents with their personal problems, which often had little or nothing to do with law enforcement. The rural sheriff served as his county’s “Mr. Fixit,” its resident “good old boy,” and the lord of an intricate rural society. Basing his interpretations on primary sources and extensive interviews, Thad Sitton explores the dual nature of Texas sheriffs, demonstrating their far-reaching power both to do good and to abuse the law.
The Texas Sheriff
By:"Thad Sitton"
Published on 2006-01-20 by University of Oklahoma Press
BOOKS ID : GwKNqAtxrEoC
Ebook Title : The Texas Sheriff
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ISBN_13 Code : 9780806134710
ISBN_10 Code : 0806134712
Book Print Type : BOOK
Rank : 15 for keyword gambling laws in texas
Book Author :"Thad Sitton"
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Book Pages Count : 272
Print Type : BOOK
Book's Categories :"History"
Books Language : en
Text to Speech Access : ALLOWED
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