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THREE LEGENDS, ONE LAW When Clint Adams gets caught in a town that makes its money off murdering strangers like him, he finds an unlikely ally in a lightning-handed shootist known as Slocum. Luckily, they both get out alive. Unluckily for the Gunsmith, when he heads to Denver, he finds himself a wanted man. But not for murder. A hard-nosed deputy federal marshal by the name of Custis Long needs his help to bring in Aaron Caulfield, whose vile depredations upon men, women, and children are the stuff of nightmares. Now, with a badge he doesn't want and a partner he wants even less, the Gunsmith is going to walk the line between upholding the law—and unleashing his own brand of justice . . . THE GUNSMITH’S 300TH ADVENTURE A SPECIAL GUNSMITH NOVEL FEATURING GUEST APPEARANCES BY THE LEGENDARY LONGARM AND SLOCUM!
A study of how the two police forces of London and New York shaped their enduring public images in the mid-19th century. Documents and analyzes crucial decisions made during this period by heads of the police forces, which created distinctive styles of authority and fostered different public responses to the police image. First published in 1977, this edition provides a new preface discussing how police historiography has changed in the past 20 years. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
This guide reviews anti-bullying measures passed by state legislatures and examines the fate of school district policies that have been challenged in court. In addition, included are valuable discussions on varying issues surrounding school bullying.
Booze runs through Canadian social history like rivers through the land. And like rivers with their currents and rapids. backwaters and shoals. booze mixes elements of danger and pleasure. Craig Heron explores Canadians' varied experiences with and shifting attitudes towards alcohol in this revealing. richly illustrated book. Book jacket.
These moonshiners trade in firewater…and death! One good lawman has already been murdered in pursuit of Missouri moonshiners who could care less if their rotgut leaves a person blind—or even dead. Now it’s Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long’s turn to search out their stills and make sure these moonshiners don’t see the light of day. But as Longarm explores the back country, he learns there’s far more at stake than selling bad hooch to the locals. Intoxicated by greed, one man is behind an ambitious whiskey-running operation to sell firewater—and firearms—to the Indians. It’s up to Longarm to give this liquor-lugging lunatic a shot and a chaser of a little something called justice…
