Kirby Benedict, Frontier Federal Judge: An account of legal and judicial development in the Southwest, 1853-1874, with special reference to the Indian, slavery, social and political affairs, journalism, and a chapter on circuit riding with Abraham Lincoln in Illinois
Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1961. First Edition. 268pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Red cloth with title and rules gilt stamped on the backstrip. Top edge stained. Near fine. Western Frontiersman Series VIII (8). "Benedict's major contribution to Southwest justice was in aiding in the transition from Spanish-Mexican to Anglo-American law..... More