Author: Indiana State Library. Genealogy DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Genealogy Division Subject Catalog, 1976-1984: P-Z
Author: Indiana State Library. Genealogy DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
The Governor's Hounds
Author: Barry A. CrouchPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292742479
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
In the tumultuous years following the Civil War, violence and lawlessness plagued the state of Texas, often overwhelming the ability of local law enforcement to maintain order. In response, Reconstruction-era governor Edmund J. Davis created a statewide police force that could be mobilized whenever and wherever local authorities were unable or unwilling to control lawlessness. During its three years (1870–1873) of existence, however, the Texas State Police was reviled as an arm of the Radical Republican party and widely condemned for being oppressive, arrogant, staffed with criminals and African Americans, and expensive to maintain, as well as for enforcing the new and unpopular laws that protected the rights of freed slaves. Drawing extensively on the wealth of previously untouched records in the Texas State Archives, as well as other contemporary sources, Barry A. Crouch and Donaly E. Brice here offer the first major objective assessment of the Texas State Police and its role in maintaining law and order in Reconstruction Texas. Examining the activities of the force throughout its tenure and across the state, the authors find that the Texas State Police actually did much to solve the problem of violence in a largely lawless state. While acknowledging that much of the criticism the agency received was merited, the authors make a convincing case that the state police performed many of the same duties that the Texas Rangers later assumed and fulfilled the same need for a mobile, statewide law enforcement agency.
Genealogical & Local History Books in Print
Author: Some Descendants of the Reverend Robert R. Niles of Connecticut and New York
Author: Anne McKee NilesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Robert R. Niles was born 22 April 1758, probably in Stonington, Connecticut. His parents were Stephen Niles and Desire Pendleton. He married Tacy Barber in about 1780, possibly in Rhode Island. They had nine children. He died 14 September 1838 in Sempronius, New York. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Indiana and Oklahoma.
Hawkeye Heritage
Author: The Genealogical Helper
Author: Dye Connections
Author: Wilmer John DyeThe Ridge Runners
Author: The Quarterly
Author: Indiana Sources for Genealogical Research in the Indiana State Library
Author: Carolynne L. Wendel MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description