{"product_id":"rough-justice-crime-and-punishment-on-the-northwest-frontier-the-origins-of-oregon-state-penitentiary-9781735129839","title":"Rough Justice: Crime and Punishment on the Northwest Frontier \u0026 The Origins of Oregon State Penitentiary","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore Oregon had a constitution or courthouses, it had chaos. \u003cstrong\u003eRough Justice uncovers the turbulent birth of law and order of the Northwest frontier, \u003c\/strong\u003e where fur traders, missionaries, Native communities and opportunists wrestled with how to live in a place without laws - and for much of the time without a single jail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on eyewitness diaries, newspapers and other historic documents, James Long brings to life the makeshift trials, public hangings and moral conflicts that defined early Oregon. Long's vivid storytelling and meticulous research takes us on the circuitous and sometimes humorous path \u003cstrong\u003efrom frontier improvisation to the creation of Oregon State Penitentiary, \u003c\/strong\u003e and reveals how necessity, morality and survival shaped the character of the Pacific Northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bottlefly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735129839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"James O. Long","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085855781045,"sku":"9781735129839","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_701e27f7-8106-497d-a931-9ea8c9976888.jpg?v=1765295408","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rough-justice-crime-and-punishment-on-the-northwest-frontier-the-origins-of-oregon-state-penitentiary-9781735129839","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}