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Murder & mayhem : Jefferson City
- Title
- Murder & mayhem : Jefferson City / Michelle Brooks.
- Author
- Brooks, Michelle
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2023.
- ©2023
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 23-3001 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- 158 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The dark side of Jeff City ... The first century of the wilderness-born Missouri capital was filled with villainous escapes from the state's only prison, resulting in theft, abuse and even murder. The grandest of escape attempts ended with the city's only triple hanging. The capital city had plenty of entrepreneurs willing to sidestep the federal Volstead Act, which attracted Ku Klux Klan activity and culminated in the election of a 'law and order' sheriff whose deputies broke laws to enforce them. Many other tragedies grieved the community, including the South Side murder of a German immigrant by a teenage deputy who had been caught sleeping with the victim's daughter. Author Michelle Brooks has collected a sample of some of the shocking events of Jefferson City's first century"--Back cover.
- Series Statement
- Murder & mayhem
- Alternative Title
- Murder and mayhem in Jefferson City
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-149) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 23-3001
- ISBN
- 9781467152273
- 1467152277
- LCCN
- 2023932159
- OCLC
- 1381123524
- Author
- Brooks, Michelle, author.
- Title
- Murder & mayhem : Jefferson City / Michelle Brooks.
- Publisher
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2023.
- Copyright Date
- ©2023
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Murder & mayhem
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-149) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 23-3001