Vigilante Days and Ways by Nathaniel Pitt Langford
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"Vigilante Days and Ways" by Nathaniel Pitt Langford is a historical account written in the late 19th century that explores lawlessness and the rise of vigilante justice during the early settlement of Montana and Idaho. The narrative delves into the tumultuous lives in mining camps fraught with crime, as individuals band together to establish order in a society plagued by violence and corruption. The opening chapters introduce key characters such as the
notorious gambler Henry Plummer, leading the criminal underworld, and Patrick Ford, a figure who advocates for law and order amidst the chaos. At the start of the narrative, Langford provides a vivid picture of the mining town of Lewiston, highlighting its rapid growth and the moral degradation that followed the gold rush. The community is depicted as being in constant threat from bandits, with Plummer forming a gang that ravages the area. As crime escalates, the citizens, desperate for safety, consider taking justice into their own hands, culminating in the formation of a Vigilance Committee after a series of violent robberies. This establishes the groundwork for a dramatic conflict between the lawless elements and those striving for justice, setting the stage for the tensions and moral ambiguities that will unfold throughout the rest of the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Langford, Nathaniel Pitt, 1832-1911 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 12004477 |
| Title |
Vigilante Days and Ways The pioneers of the Rockies; the makers and making of Montana and Idaho |
| Credits | Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F721: United States local history: Rocky Mountains. Yellowstone National Park |
| Subject | West (U.S.) -- History |
| Subject | Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwestern States |
| Subject | Northwestern States -- History |
| Subject | Vigilance committees |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 64135 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-64135-5 |
| Release Date | Dec 26, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 671 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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