Mormons and Cowboys, Moonshiners and Klansman

Download or read book Mormons and Cowboys, Moonshiners and Klansman written by Stephen Cresswell and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2002-06-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study uses a case study approach to examine the adventures of federal prosecutors and marshals dealing with Reconstruction in Mississippi, Mormon polygamy in Utah, moonshining in Tennessee, and the frontier lawlessness of Arizona. The analysis encompasses the larger questions of the evolution of the American criminal justice system, the workings of the 19th-century bureaucracy, and conflicts among the levels of government. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR