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Celebrated accounts of lawless towns that relied on the extra-legal justice of armed citizens and hired gunmen are part of the enduring cultural legacy of the American West. This work presents a case study of law and legal culture in Lincoln County, Nebraska, during the nineteenth century. It also examines legal institutions on the Great Plains.

Municipal courts --- Law enforcement --- Crime --- Justice, Administration of --- Administration of justice --- Law --- Courts --- City crime --- Crime and criminals --- Crimes --- Delinquency --- Felonies --- Misdemeanors --- Urban crime --- Social problems --- Criminal justice, Administration of --- Criminal law --- Criminals --- Criminology --- Transgression (Ethics) --- Enforcement of law --- Corporation courts --- Courts, Municipal --- Courts of first instance --- History --- Law and legislation --- Social aspects --- Lincoln County (Neb.) --- Lincoln Co., Neb. --- Policing