Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index.
1. Young man going places -- 2. A town, a court, and a territory -- 3. I never hanged a man -- 4. Lesser crimes -- 5. Between man and man -- 6. In the interest of humanity -- Epilogue: A great and experienced trial judge -- Appendix A. Issac C. Parker and popular culture -- Appendix B. Court cases.
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Michael J. Brodhead's new biography of Isaac C. Parker (1838-1896) provides a thorough study of the nationally recognized judge's twenty-year career in the courts of Arkansas. As Brodhead demonstrates, Parker became a major figure in the legal history of the American West. This decusses the valuable discussions of Parker's important decisions in his career from 1875 to 1896 as a federal judge in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 4100 28th Ave Nw, Norman, OK, USA, 73069
Parker, Isaac Charles,1838-1896.
Parker, Isaac Charles,1838-1896
Criminal justice, Administration of-- Oklahoma-- History.