Law and Order in Buffalo Bill's Country: Legal Culture and Community on the Great Plains, 1867-1910Celebrated 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 image of the frontier has been fueled for more than a century by historians both amateur and academic and by various popular images. In the twenty first century, Great Plains communities continue to perpetuate this image with tourist attractions and events that pay homage to