Policing the Great Plains: Rangers, Mounties, and the North

Policing the Great Plains: Rangers, Mounties, and the North American Frontier, 1875-1910
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In the late nineteenth century, the Texas Rangers and Canadaâ€™s North-West Mounted Police were formed to bring the resource-rich hinterlands at either end of the Great Plains under governmental control. Native and rural peoples often found themselves squarely in the path of this westward expansion and the law enforcement agents that led the way. Though separated by nearly two thousand miles, the Rangers and Mounties performed nearly identical functions, including subjugating Indigenous groups; dispossessing peoples of mixed ancestry; defending the property of big cattlemen; and policing industrial disputes. Yet the means by which the two forces achieved these ends sharply diverged;Â while the Rangers often relied on violence, the Mounties usually exercised restraint, a fact that highlights some of the fundamental differences between the U.S. and Canadian Wests. Policing the Great Plains presents the first comparative history of the two most famous constabularies in the world.
Country USA
Brand University of Nebraska Press
Manufacturer University of Nebraska Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884397080629
EANs 9780803260023
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Nebraska Press
Manufacturer	University of Nebraska Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884397080629
EANs	9780803260023
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Policing the Great Plains: Rangers, Mounties, and the North American Frontier, 1875-1910