Forgotten Heroes: Police Officers Killed in Early Florida, 1840-1925
- ISBN-10
- 5631140705
- ISBN-13
- 9785631140707
- Series
- Forgotten Heroes
- Category
- Police
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Author
- William Wilbanks
Description
The stories of 117 officers, from the years 1840 through 1925, who were killed in the line of duty.
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