The Branch and the Scaffold: The True Story of the West's Hanging Judge

Loren D. Estleman

ISBN 10: 0765315998 / ISBN 13: 9780765315991

Edité par Forge / Tom Doherty, 2009

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Unread book with some shelf wear. Signed by Loren D. Estleman with A2 and 6/11/09 at our store on that date.

N° de réf. du vendeur HH9

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Branch and the Scaffold: The True Story of the West's Hanging Judge
• Éditeur: Forge / Tom Doherty
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0765315998
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780765315991
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New
• Signé: Signed by Author
• Type de livre: Book
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Michigan

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Synopsis

When Judge Isaac Parker first arrived in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the town had thirty saloons and one bank. Inheriting a corrupt court and a lawless territory, he immediately put the residents on notice by publicly hanging six convicted felons at one time. For the next two decades, his stern and implacable justice brought law and order to the West...and made him plenty of enemies.As the sole law on the untamed frontier, Parker tried civil and criminal cases throughout the Western District of Arkansas and the Indian Nations. His severe judgements scandalized Washington and took an onerous toll on his private life, but the 'Hanging Judge of the Border' never flinched from his duty. Over the years, he and his marshals ran up against some of the most colourful and dangerous outlaws the West had to offer.