The Second Century
Vigilante! The Rise and Fall of Frontier Justice
Special | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Highlighted are the takeovers of Virginia and Nevada cities.
When Henry Plummer, the sherriff of Bannack took control of Virginia and Nevada cities with his band of road agents in the 1860's, the people watched what little law and order they had disappear into chaos. The only solution was to fight back, and so one of America's most famous vigilante movements was born.
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The Second Century is a local public television program presented by Montana PBS
The Second Century
Vigilante! The Rise and Fall of Frontier Justice
Special | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
When Henry Plummer, the sherriff of Bannack took control of Virginia and Nevada cities with his band of road agents in the 1860's, the people watched what little law and order they had disappear into chaos. The only solution was to fight back, and so one of America's most famous vigilante movements was born.
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The Second Century is a local public television program presented by Montana PBS