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Signed - Scarce
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Price: |
39.99 |
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Title: |
THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT - A Brief History |
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Author: |
Leon Straus |
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Description: |
SCARCE
SIGNED BY STRAUSSoftcover, The 200 Club (A Community Police and Firefighter Support Group), Honolulu, 1978.
6 3/4 x 9 3/4 104 pages. B/W photos. |
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Condition: |
Clean text with mild crease on cover and majority of pages, age discoloration on cover, edge and corner wear, tight straight spine. |
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Summary: |
Covers:
The law from the time of Kamehameha I to Police Chief Francis Keala -
Includes accounts of police killed in the line of duty -
Mr. Henry Sea, Marshal of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1847 -
First Police Chief Charles F. Weeber 1932 "This work represents what is believed to be the first attempt to compile into one volume a short history of the
Honolulu Police Department, from its beginning as a small-town police force, through the various stages of its growth and
development to its present status as one of the nation's foremost law enforcement agencies. While many historic and
significant times and events are records, it is not to be considered an exhaustive, in-depth study.
Various sources were researched, particularly concerning events that occurred prior to 1932; the record of events
from 1932 to 1978 is as accurate as a combination of documents and personal recollections permit it to be...." CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE |
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