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Book Title: When Law Was in the Holster : the Frontier Life of Bob Paul
Item Length: 9.1in
Item Height: 1.6in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: John Boessenecker
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: United States / 19th Century, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Idaho, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), General, Law Enforcement, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 31.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 504 Pages
