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Old West/American Frontier

Title: Black Gun, Silver Star Subject: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves Author: Art T. Burton Published: University of Nebraska Press, 2006

Title: Desert Lawmen Subject: The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona Author: Larry D. Ball Published: 1992 by the University of New Mexico Press

Title: Down Darkness Wide Subject: U.S. Marshals and the last frontier (Alaska) Author: James Chenoweth Published: Publish America, 2004

Title: Law West of Fort Smith Subject: A History of Frontier Justice in the Indian Territory, 1834-1896 Author: Glenn Shirley Published: First Bison Book Printing, July, 1968

Title: Marshal: The Story of the U.S. Marshals Service Subject: Here is the real story of true grit and daring deeds Author: Norm Goldstein Published: 1991

Title: Seldon Lindsey Subject: A True Story of the Old West Author: Harrell McCullough Published: Paragon Publishing, 1990

Title: Ted McRoberts: North Country Marshal Subject: The Life of North Country Marshal Ted McRoberts in Alaska Author: Gene Medaris Published: Great Northwest Publishing and Distributing Co., Inc., 1986

Title: They Called Him Wild Bill Subject: The Life and Adventure of James Butler Hickok Author: Joseph G. Rosa Published: The University of Oklahoma Press, 1964

Title: Western Lawmen Subject: U.S. Marshals and their Deputies, 1850-1920 Author: Compiled by Mollie Stehno and Written and Edited by Jim Fulbright Published: Mid-South Publications, 2015

 

Fugitive Apprehension

Title: The Flight of the Falcon Subject: The true story of the escape and manhunt for Christopher Boyce, America's most wanted spy Author: Robert Lindsay Published: 1983 by Sandbob, Inc.

 

Civil Rights Period

Title: An Eyewitness Story of the Civil Rights Movement Subject: Firsthand accounts of the Civil Rights Movement Author: Sanford Wexler Published: Checkmark Books, 1993

Title: Differing Opinions Subject: Memories of a United States Marshal Author: Charles E. Burrows Published: 1998

Title: Eyes on the Prize, America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 Subject: A history of the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1965 Author: Juan Williams Published: Blackside, Inc., 1987

Title: Parting the Waters Subject: America in the King Years 1954-63 Author: Taylor Branch Published: Simon and Schuster, 1988

 

Official History of the United States Marshals Service

Title: Badges of the United States Marshals Subject: History and gallery of United States Marshals Service badges Author: Raymond Sherrard and George Stumpf Published: RHS Enterprises, 1991

Title: Forging the Star Subject: The Official Modern History of the United States Marshals Service Author: David S. Turk Published: University of North Texas Press, 2016

Title: The Lawmen Subject: United States Marshals and their Deputies, 1789-1989 Author: Frederick S.Calhoun Published: The Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989

 

Children's Books

Title: George Washington's Revolutionary Marshals Subject: Children's Book on the beginnings of the U.S. Marshals Service Author: Rae Ann Victor Published: Infinity Publishing, 2004

Title: My Brother J-Boy Subject: Children's Book on the life of James Meredith Author: Hazel Janell Meredith (a.k.a. Hilda Hall) Published: Amerikan Press, 2008

Title: The U.S. Marshals Service, Catching Fugitives Subject: Children's book on catching fugitives Author: Connie Colwell Miller Published: 2008 by Capstone Press

 

Memoirs

Title: Chasing Bandits Subject: Ten Stories of Bad Guys and the Good Guys Who Catch Them Author: Luke J. Adler Published: Published in the United States, 2014

Title: One Marshals Badge Subject: A Memoir of Fugitive Hunting, Witness Protection, and the U.S. Marshals Service Author: Louie McKinney with Pat Russo Published: Potomac Books,Inc., 2009

Title: Quest for Justice Subject: From Deputy Sheriff to Federal Judge Author: Henry E. Hudson Published: Loft Press, Incorporated, September 2007

Title: Seldon Lindsey Subject: A True Story of the Old West Author: Harrell McCullough Published: Paragon Publishing, 1990

Title: Ted McRoberts: North Country Marshal Subject: The Life of North Country Marshal Ted McRoberts in Alaska Author: Gene Medaris Published: Great Northwest Publishing and Distributing Co., Inc., 1986

Title: U.S. Marshals: Inside America's Most Storied Law Enforcement Agency Subject: Tells the thrilling inside story of today’s U.S. Marshals in their own words Author: Mike Earp and David Fisher Published: Harper Collins Publishers, 2014

Title:  Chasing Evil:  Pursuing Dangerous Criminals with the U.S. Marshals Subject:  Modern Memoir, 1980s-2010s, D.C. Sniper Case Analysis Author:  William J. Sorukas, Jr. Published:  Authorhouse, 2021

 

 

General History

Title: Badges of Law and Order Subject: Brief histories of metropolitan police forces across the country Author: George E. Virgines Published: Cochran Publishing Company, 1987

Title: Deadly Affrays Subject: Violent Deaths of the United States Marshals Service, 1789-2004 Author: Robert Ernst with George Stumpf Published: Scarlet Mask Enterprises, 2006

Title: Hunter and Howlers Subject: Threats and Violence against Federal Judicial Officials in the United States, 1789-1993 Author: Frederick S.Calhoun Published: United States Marshals Service, 1998

Title: Origins of the Federal Judiciary Subject: Essays on the Judiciary Act of 1789 Author: Maeva Marcus Published: Oxford University Press, 1992

 

Magazines

Title: The Federal Lawyer: A Brief Primer on the History of the U.S. Marshals Service Subject: Brief History of the United States Marshals Service Author: David S. Turk Published: August 2008