The Lawmen

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A highly readable account of a popular subject, the US marshals and their deputies, long the only nationwide civilian police power available to the president, Congress, and the federal courts, and still retaining broad jurisdiction and authority. Calhoun (historian, US Marshals Service) tells the story of the marshals and their involvement in many significant events in American history. With 32 pages of illustrations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.