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Imposing order without law : American expansion to the eastern Sierra, 1850-1865
- Title
- Imposing order without law : American expansion to the eastern Sierra, 1850-1865 / Michael J. Makley.
- Author
- Makley, Michael J.
- Publication
- Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2022]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 22-5197 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- x, 239 pages : maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Imposing Order Without Law examines the history surrounding nineteenth century American settlers in two remote regions-the slopes of the Eastern Sierra Nevada and the Honey Lake Valley-who used extralegal means to establish order in their communities. The book reveals the use and effects of group violence used to enforce community edicts which transformed the Native People's world into colonial outposts"--
- Subject
- 1800-1899
- Social control > Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) > History > 19th century
- Vigilantism > Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) > History > 19th century
- Frontier and pioneer life > Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
- Violence > Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) > History > 19th century
- Ethnic relations
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Social control
- Vigilantism
- Violence
- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) > Ethnic relations
- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) > History > 19th century
- United States > Sierra Nevada
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 22-5197
- ISBN
- 9781647790738
- 1647790735
- LCCN
- 2022013845
- OCLC
- 1312652762
- Author
- Makley, Michael J., author.
- Title
- Imposing order without law : American expansion to the eastern Sierra, 1850-1865 / Michael J. Makley.
- Publisher
- Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2022]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Research Call Number
- JFE 22-5197