Lynching in Colorado, 1859-1919 By Stephen J. Leonard 9781646423408

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Crime & criminology

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Wordery

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University press of colorado

Lynching in Colorado, 1859-1919 : University Press of Colorado : 9781646423408 : 1646423402 : 25 Apr 2022 : In this examination of more than 175 lynchings, Stephen J. Leonard illustrates the role economics, migration, race, and gender played in shaping justice and injustice in Colorado. One of the first comprehensive studies of the phenomenon in a Western state, the book has been an essential complement to studies of Southern lynchings, demonstrating that at times the land of purple mountain's majesty was just as lynching-prone as the land of Dixie. Lynching in Colorado, 1859-1919 shows Westerners at their worst and their best as they struggled to define law and order.

17.95 GBP