Villains and vigilantes : the story of James King of William and pioneer justice in California /

Academic study thoroughly recounting the bloody doings of the two vigilante committees that administered justice in San Francisco from 1851 to 1856, together with an account of the crime wave (1,200 murders in four years) that made them necessary.

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Main Author: Coblentz, Stanton A. (Stanton Arthur), 1896-1982 (Author)
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: New York : Thomas Yoseloff, [1957]
Series:Criminal justice & criminology.
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Online Access:HeinOnline Criminal Justice & Criminology
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