Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847–1911

This reference work contains details of all the crimes resulting in executions in the fifteen western American territories. For each territory, entries are arranged chronologically and entered under the name of the condemned. Each entry provides the date, location, background and actions of the crime; details of the trial and execution of sentence; and references to the crime and execution in contemporary newspapers.

R. Michael Wilson has been researching and writing about the history of the American West for more than a decade. A retired law enforcement officer, he is the author of numerous books on crime and capital punishment. He is a member of the Wild West History Association, and Western Writers of America.

R. Michael Wilson
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 228
Bibliographic Info: bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2010
pISBN: 978-0-7864-4825-8
eISBN: 978-0-7864-5633-8
Imprint: McFarland

Preface      1

Introduction      3

Arizona      9

Colorado      56

Idaho      67

Kansas      80

Montana      81

Nebraska      98

Nevada      100

New Mexico      104

North Dakota      146

Oklahoma      149

Oregon      152

South Dakota      157

Utah      164

Washington      176

Wyoming      193

Addendum      205

Bibliography      211

Index      213

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• “This book is an important resource for anyone interested in outlaw-lawman history in the Old West…a book to read…endlessly fascinating”—Wild West History Journal

• “The author has done a good job of documenting their information and presenting the information in a readable format”—ARBA

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