The Montana vigilantes, 1863-1870 : gold, guns, and gallows / / Judge Mark C. Dillon

• Autore: Dillon Mark C
• Pubblicazione: Logan : , : Utah State University Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (472 p.)
• Disciplina: 978.6/01
• Soggetto topico: Vigilance committees - Montana - History - 19th century; Vigilantes - Montana - History - 19th century; Outlaws - Montana - History - 19th century; Criminal justice, Administration of - Montana - History - 19th century; Frontier and pioneer life - Montana
• Soggetto geografico: Montana History 19th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Figures; Preface; 1. All that Glitters Is Not Gold; 2. The Rise and Dominance of the "Fourteen-Mile City" at Alder Gulch; 3. The First Factor Leading to Vigilantism in the Region; 4. The Second Factor Leading to Vigilantism in the Region; 5. The Third Factor Leading to Vigilantism in the Region; 6. The Murder of Nicholas Tiebolt and the Trial and Execution of George Ives; 7. Formation of the Vigilance Committee; 8. The Hanging Spree Begins; 9. The Bloody Drama Moves from Bannack to Virginia City; 10. The Establishment of a Territorial Court at Alder Gulch ; 11. Vigilantism Migrates North to Helena, 1865-7012. The Power of Reprieve and the Execution of James Daniels; 13. Normative Due Process and Trial Procedure in the Criminal Cases of 1860's Montana; 14. Due Process and Procedure: Vigilante Arrests and Trials; 15. Due Process and Procedure: Vigilante Sentences; 16. Postmortem Echoes of Times Past; 17. Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; About the Author; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Historians and novelists alike have described the vigilantism that took root in the gold-mining communities of Montana in the mid-1860's, but Mark C. Dillon is the first to examine the subject through the prism of American legal history, considering the state of criminal justice and law enforcement in the western territories and also trial procedures, gubernatorial politics, legislative enactments, and constitutional rights.Using newspaper articles, diaries, letters, biographies, invoices, and books that speak to the compelling history of Montana's vigilantism in the 1860's, Dillon
• Titolo autorizzato: The Montana vigilantes, 1863-1870
• ISBN: 1-4571-8395-1; 0-87421-920-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463576603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II