{"product_id":"9781458706843","title":"The Vigilance Committee Of '56","description":"The San Francisco Vigilance Movement consists of two popular ad hoc organizations formed during the Gold Rush period in 1851 and 1856. Their purpose was to reign in rampant crime and government corruption. They were the first and among the most successful organizations in the vigilante tradition of the American Old West. These militias hanged 8 people, and forced several elected officials to resign. The Committee of Vigilance was reorganized on 15 May 1856 by many of the leaders from the first one and adopted an amended version of the 1851 constitution. Unlike the earlier Committee, and the vigilante tradition generally, the 1856 Committee was concerned not only with civil crimes, but politics and political corruption. The 1856 Committee was also much larger, claiming 6,000 in its ranks. The 1856 Committee of Vigilance dissolved on 11 August 1856, and marked the occasion with a \"Grand Parade. \"","brand":"ReadHowYouWant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124670284016,"sku":"9781458706843","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781458706843_p0.jpg?v=1763861262","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781458706843","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}