Larry D. Ball
Larry D. Ball is professor emeritus of history at Arkansas State University. He is the author of a number of books on the American West.
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Desert Lawmen
The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912
University of New Mexico Press
In this carefully researched study, Ball shows that few southwestern sheriffs were genuine gunmen. Wielding firearms with nerve and determination in the line of duty, however, was expected of them by their constituents.
- Copyright year: 1996
The United States Marshals of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, 1846-1912
University of New Mexico Press
The pathbreaking classic on law enforcement on the frontier of the American West.
- Copyright year: 1982
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