Murder Out Yonder: True Crime Stories from America's Frontier

by Stewart H. Holbrook

Overview

Praised by Kirkus Reviews as "a brisk, colorful, and cleverly recounted selection of ten crimes," this gripping book ventures into rural America to uncover true tales of homicide. From "Death and Times of a Prophet," involving a hypnotic Oregon revivalist known as Joshua the Second, to "Who Called on Sarah Meservey?," an account of the mysterious slaying of a Maine sea captain’s wife, these reports of backwoods bloodletting crackle with suspense. Culprits include Belle Gunness, a lady Bluebeard who dispatched numerous victims; Harry Orchard, a bomber who haunted Colorado mines; conman Harry T. Hayward, America's first documented serial killer; and other cutthroats.
Author Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893–1964) worked as a lumberjack, actor, cartoonist, artillery man, and editor. His lively books on American history cover topics as diverse as the timber industry, the Wobblies, Ethan Allen, and eccentrics of the Pacific Northwest. Murder Out Yonder ranges from coast to coast to offer a fascinating variety of real-life crime stories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486803876
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	05/18/2016
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893–1964) worked as a lumberjack, actor, cartoonist, artillery man, and editor. In addition to reviews for the New York Herald Tribune and editorials and feature articles for the Portland Oregonian, he wrote several lively books on American history, covering topics as diverse as the timber industry, the Wobblies, Ethan Allen, and eccentrics of the Pacific Northwest.

Table of Contents

Chapter I Death and Times of a Prophet 1

Chapter II The Great Homestead Murders 22

Chapter III Rocky Mountain Dynamite Man 42

Chapter IV Kitty Ging's Buggy Ride 69

Chapter V Trouble at Cameron Dam 94

Chapter VI Murder at Bad Axe 113

Chapter VII Belle of Indiana 126

Chapter VIII Professor Leurio and Dr. Rulloff 145

Chapter IX The Crime in the Vale of Tempe 169

Chapter X Who Called on Sarah Meservey? 191

Chapter XI Folklore of American Murder: and Some Notes on the Scenes of Crimes, Together with Acknowledgments and Bibliographical Details 219

Index 249