Hang 'em high : law and disorder in western films and literature
by Bob Herzberg.
- Jefferson : McFarland & Company, 2013.
- 254 p.
Table of contents: Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Mistrials: 1929-1939- the depression, ihe talkies and manipulation of the law in the old west Part 2. International hangmen: - 1940-1949 war in the present and totalitarian behavior in the old west Part 3. Chaos: 1950-1955 - the cold war, HUCA and mob rule in the old west Part 4. Badge-toters: 1956-1959- reaffirming the rule of law in the old west Part 5. Deadly force: 1960-1969 -riding the vengeance trail as war breaks out at home and Abroad Part 6. Bloodbath: 1970-1976 -Vietnam, race riots and abuse of the law in the old west Part 7. Relod: 1977-1992 - American cynicism and revisionist western history Part 8. Back trail: 1993-2013- The last twenty years Chapter notes Bibliography Index