Life Behind the Badge: The Spokane Police Department's Founding Years, 1881-1903

As a young frontier town in the late 1800s, Spokane struggled to develop a respectable image amidst the rampant influence of alcohol, gambling, prostitution, and corrupt politics in an era when money flowed freely. The fledgling Spokane Police Department was faced with the multifarious challenges of bringing law and order into the community. This book is a study of the best and the worst the police department and the city had to offer from 1881 to 1903. The city's growth and evolution is mirrored in the history of the police department. This account of Spokane's early history offers a unique perspective, focusing on its darker, shadowy side and the Spokane Police Department's response.

Hardcover (8½”x 11”), 175 pages, 176 photos and illustrations, index