Texas High Sheriffs

by Thad Sitton

$55 · Offered by Good Books in the Woods

First edition

Hardcover, Austin, Texas: Texas Monthly Press, 1988. First Edition. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. The concept of a rural Texas Sheriff being the High Sheriff of his county survived into the 1950's. The High Sheriff was the master of the county courthouse, feudal lord of the county territory, and keeper of the bloodhounds. His patrol car might appear on any road at any time. The author

• Binding: Hardcover

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