A rogue's paradise : crime and punishment in Antebellum Florida, 1821-1861 /
The pervasive influence of the frontier is fundamental to an understanding of antebellum Florida. James M. Denham traces the growth and social development of this sparsely settled region through its experience with crime and punishment.
| Основен автор: | Denham, James M. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. :
University of Alabama Press,
℗♭1997.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=23343 |
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Print version::
Rogue's paradise. |
Съдържание:
- Crime, the Law, and Society
- Crime and Its Causes
- Courts, Judges, and Law Enforcement Officers
- Receptacles of Crime: Florida's Judicial Circuits
- Crime against Person
- Violating the Domestic Sphere: Women, Violence, and Crime
- Crime against Property
- Crime against Public Order and Morality
- Blacks, Crime, and the Law
- Florida's Antebellum Lawmen
- Catching Criminals on the Antebellum Frontier
- Jails and Escapes
- Outlaw Gangs, Lynch Mobs, and Regulators: Policing the Antebellum Frontier
- Our Violent Past: A Heritage of Honor and Frontier
- Legal and Extralegal Executions
- County Seats and Superior/Circuit Courts
- Law and Judicial Officers
- Prosecution Tables by County.