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"The California Gold Rush spawned many colorful characters but none more controversial than Charles P. "Dutch Charley" Duane. As chief enforcer for political boss David C. Broderick, Dutch Charley enjoyed power and prestige in San Francisco until his downfall at the hands of the vigilantes. In fact, the irascible Irishman attracted so much trouble in San Francisco during the 1850s that the Committee of Vigilance outlawed him - twice."--BOOK JACKET.
"His memoir, originally printed in the San Francisco Examiner in 1881, was located and edited by John Boessenecker. Now published for the first time in book form, it reveals a charismatic ruffian who played many roles: gunfighter, fire chief, politician, shoulder-striker, bare-knuckle boxer, gambler, saloon keeper, and land squatter."--BOOK JACKET.
"Boessenecker's introduction provides information that is crucial in judging the actions of the vigilantes who moved against Duane and his cohorts. At the same time, Against the Vigilantes is cultural history, filled with details about the fires that swept early San Francisco, prizefighting, dueling, and urban machine politics in the decade before the Civil War."--BOOK JACKET.
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Administration of Criminal justice, Biography, Criminal justice, Administration of, Frontier and pioneer life, Gold discoveries, History, Outlaws, Politicians, Politics and government, San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856, Politicians, united states, Frontier and pioneer life, california, San francisco (calif.), politics and government, San francisco (calif.), biography, California, gold discoveriesPeople
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Against the vigilantes: the recollections of Dutch Charley Duane
1999, University of Oklahoma Press
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0806131667 9780806131665
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and index.
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