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Lawman - Life and Times of Harry Morse, 1835-1912, The (Hardcover, New)
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Lawman - Life and Times of Harry Morse, 1835-1912, The (Hardcover, New)
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Harry Morse - gunfighter, manhunter, sleuth - was among the West's
most famous lawmen. Elected sheriff of Alameda County, California,
in 1864, he went on to become San Francisco's foremost private
detective. His career spanned five decades. In this biography, John
Boessenecker brings Morse's now-forgotten story to light,
chronicling not only the lawman's remarkable adventures but also
the turbulent times in which he lived. Armed only with raw courage
and a Colt revolver, Morse squared off against a small army of
desperadoes and beat them at their own game. He shot to death the
notorious bandidos Narato Ponce and Juan Soto, outgunned the
vicious Narciso Bojorques, and pursued the Tiburcio Vasquez gang
for two months in one of the West's longest and most tenacious
manhunts. Later, Morse captured Black Bart, America's greatest
stagecoach robber. Fortunately, Harry Morse loved to tell of his
feats. Drawing on Morse's diaries, memoirs, and correspondence,
Boessenecker weaves the lawman's colorful accounts into his
narrative. Rare photographs of outlaws and lawmen and of the sites
of Morse's exploits further enliven the story. A significant
contribution to both western history and the history of law
enforcement, Lawman is also an in-depth treatment of Hispanic crime
and its causes, immigration, racial prejudice, and police brutality
- issues with which California, and the nation, still grapple
today.
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