Crime and punishment in Oregon, 1875 - 1915: a study of four communities
Introduction -- The rogues of river city -- Crime and punishment in Portland, Oregon, 1875-1915 -- The river city -- The settler's laws -- Tools to the city -- A city of anonymous victims -- The benefit of urban anonymity -- Asserting moral superiority -- Crime and punishment in Eugene, Oregon,...
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Lewiston, N.Y. [u.a.]
Edwin Mellen Press
2008
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| In: | Jahr: 2008 |
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| Bestand in Tübingen: | In Tübingen vorhanden. UB: KB 20 A 3634 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Introduction -- The rogues of river city -- Crime and punishment in Portland, Oregon, 1875-1915 -- The river city -- The settler's laws -- Tools to the city -- A city of anonymous victims -- The benefit of urban anonymity -- Asserting moral superiority -- Crime and punishment in Eugene, Oregon, 1897-1915 -- The satellite community -- Formal law and informal practices -- Offenses to the moral order -- Alternate measures -- Harlots, hanging, and hoolihaning -- Crime and punishment in Pendleton, Oregon, 1875-1915 -- In god forsaken country -- The haphazard law -- Wild, wooly, and tolerant -- Mixed messages -- Demimonde on the decline -- Crime and punishment in Jacksonville, Oregon, 1875-1915 -- A mining town of men the rough-hewn law -- Naughty neighbors and friends alike -- Punishment? -- Conclusion |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physische Details: | IV, 175 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780773447844 0773447849 |