From the Preface: On the frontier, says conventional wisdom, a structured society did not exist and social control was largely absent; law enforcement and the criminal justice system had limited, if any, influence; and danger--both from man and from the elements--was ever present.
But was the Frontier really all that violent? What was the nature of the Violence that did occ.
This view of the Frontier is projected by motion pictures, television, popular literature, and most scholarly histories.
From the Preface: On the frontier, says conventional wisdom, a structured society did not exist and social control was largely absent; law enforcement and the criminal justice system had limited, if any, influence; and danger--both from man and from the elements--was ever present