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The historical Isaac C. Parker (1838-1898) has been overshadowed by his legend--the notorious "hanging judge" of the Wild West. In his time as district court judge, he did sentence over 160 people to execution, but Parker’s reputation as a bloodthirsty monster is unfounded. In reality, Parker... read more
First Sentence
THE ambitious country boy choosing the law as the way to make his mark had become an old and familiar story long before the end of the nineteenth century.
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- Michael J. Brodhead (Author)
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