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Murder in the Gold Country

Author : Red Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781497343450
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Murder in the Gold Country written by Red Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wildly entertaining book is very well researched, and a must-read for the lover of non-fiction history. Never before has a book been written about this significant events that happened during the California Gold Rush era: the raid on Rancheria Gold Camp. The Mexican vaqueros of the Ione and Jackson Valley ranches had enough of being treated like dogs by the Anglo miners. They would get their revenge! This was an era of the wildest of the Wild West. In those times, a man would be hung for stealing a mule. What would the miners do to someone that shot and killed their camp mother in the back; as she was lowering her baby out a window to save it from the Mexican raiders? The retaliation was more horrific than the raid! The chase of the real bad guys includes some of the best lawmen the Old West produced, three gun fights, and one more spectacular than the OK Corral of Tombstone. There exists two scenes, that if made into a movie, would never be forgotten as long as that movie-goer lives. All that and every bit really happened. This is a true story you will never forget!

Murder in the Gold Country

Author : Red Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781599715902
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Murder in the Gold Country written by Red Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Skull in the Ashes

Author : Peter Kaufman
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1609382137
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Skull in the Ashes written by Peter Kaufman and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a February night in 1897, the general store in Walford, Iowa, burned down. The next morning, townspeople discovered a charred corpse in the ashes. Everyone knew that the store’s owner, Frank Novak, had been sleeping in the store as a safeguard against burglars. Now all that remained were a few of his personal items scattered under the body. At first, it seemed to be a tragic accident mitigated just a bit by Novak’s foresight in buying generous life insurance policies to provide for his family. But soon an investigation by the ambitious new county attorney, M. J. Tobin, turned up evidence suggesting that the dead man might actually be Edward Murray, a hard-drinking local laborer. Relying upon newly developed forensic techniques, Tobin gradually built a case implicating Novak in Murray’s murder. But all he had was circumstantial evidence, and up to that time few murder convictions had been won on that basis in the United States. Others besides Tobin were interested in the case, including several companies that had sold Novak life insurance policies. One agency hired detectives to track down every clue regarding the suspect’s whereabouts. Newspapers across the country ran sensational headlines with melodramatic coverage of the manhunt. Veteran detective Red Perrin’s determined trek over icy mountain paths and dangerous river rapids to the raw Yukon Territory town of Dawson City, which was booming with prospectors as the Klondike gold rush began, made for especially good copy. Skull in the Ashes traces the actions of Novak, Tobin, and Perrin, showing how the Walford fire played a pivotal role in each man’s life. Along the way, author Peter Kaufman gives readers a fascinating glimpse into forensics, detective work, trial strategies, and prison life at the close of the nineteenth century. As much as it is a chilling tale of a cold-blooded murder and its aftermath, this is also the story of three ambitious young men and their struggle to succeed in a rapidly modernizing world.

Gold!

Author : Ian Neligh
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513260669
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Gold! written by Ian Neligh and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Uncovers a centuries-long story of obsession that often included murder, gun fights, deadly accidents, overnight fortunes and even cannibalism. . . Neligh is a practiced writer whose style mixes history and modern realities seamlessly." -Colorado Country Life Gold! brings together the story of this metal’s glittering legacy in the Centennial State and the madness, murder, and mayhem that came along with it. The book examines the rich history of the miners and treasure hunters who came to face danger and hardships in the unforgiving Rocky Mountains. This story is unique in that it takes a look at the phenomenon of gold, the treasure hunters, both modern and historic, and brings them to life in a detailed and sharp narrative. Author Ian Neligh spent a year meeting with experts and enthusiasts, hearing their stories and trying to understand why it is they continue to do what they do—often in the face of extreme hardship. Modern-day gold miners profiled include Al Mosch, Bill Chapman, Ken Reid, and Chad Watkins. Gold! is the story of an unusual subculture on the rise in the mountains of Colorado fueled by a delicate balance of hope, greed, and loss. It tells the story of men mostly forgotten by the world as they go in endless pursuit of an impossible fortune. It follows miners working their small, dangerous gold claims in mines over a hundred years old, to modern-day prospectors trying to strike it rich and counterbalance the weight of a struggling economy. The book also examines if those who spend their lives in search of riches—ever actually strike it rich. This book will appeal to both history buffs as well as fans of modern-day reality shows like Gold Rush.

A Gold Rush of Murder

Author : Terry Weed
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book A Gold Rush of Murder written by Terry Weed and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-11-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The townspeople of Willster are shocked when their mayor is murdered in his bed. When the suspected killer is arrested, he tries to hire his brilliant Gen Z niece, Denise, as his defense investigator. But Denise has her own problems. Her cheating ex-boyfriend terminated her internship at the law firm, causing her to drop out of law school. Despondent, Denise drives to Willster to see her ailing grandmother, who is showing signs of dementia. Grandma convinces Denise that using her clever law school skills to investigate her uncle's murder case will lift Denise out of her depression and restore her bold self-determination. A second story unfolds during the 1849 California Gold Rush. Padre Felix, a Catholic Priest, chances upon two murdered men and their secret that puts his life in jeopardy. To keep from being killed and to prevent the destruction of the Catholic Mission, the padre devises a scheme to keep the secret hidden until law and order comes to California. Back in the present day, suspects are plentiful, but Denise's investigation takes a twist when someone illegally digs up the grave of Padre Felix. Denise deciphers a cryptic message carved into the gravestone that leads her on a trail of clues planted by the padre. After someone tries to kill her, it validates her suspicion that the padre's secret is the motive for the mayor's murder.

Gold Rush Ghosts of Placerville, Coloma & Georgetown

Author : Linda J. Bottjer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162584994X
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Gold Rush Ghosts of Placerville, Coloma & Georgetown written by Linda J. Bottjer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fueled by the dream to strike it rich, prospectors flocked to California during the gold rush. Yet the harsh lifestyle and backbreaking work led many to early graves. Join author Linda Bottjer on a tour through Gold Country's most chilling--and true--haunted tales. Tales such as the hangman of Placerville, whose distinctive wheeze is a sign of his continued presence. Or the Georgetown miner whose unrequited love for a much younger lady of the night finds him still pining for her in death as he did in life. And in Coloma, the ghost of James Marshall is said to dwell on the lonely hilltop where his cabin and monument now stand. These stories, and many others, capture the ghostly spirit of Gold Country.

Murder Pans Out

Author : Emily Toll
Publisher : Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781587246531
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Murder Pans Out written by Emily Toll and published by Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2004 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lynne Montgomery leads a group of San Diego schoolteachers to California's Gold Rush Country, where they rough it at the Murmuring Pines Campground. When a mysterious accident leaves the campground's owner near death, it becomes clear someone wants this to be Lynne's final tour. Original.

Little Girl Lost

Author : Joan Merriam
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780786004874
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Little Girl Lost written by Joan Merriam and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shedding painful light on a brutal crime, the author explores the neglectful and abusive circumstances that brought young Shirley Katherine Wolf and Cindy Lee Collier to the edge and resulted in their stabbing murder of eighty-five-year-old Anna Brackett. Reissue.

Fool's Gold Murder

Author : Brittany E. Brinegar
Publisher : Britt Lizz Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fool's Gold Murder written by Brittany E. Brinegar and published by Britt Lizz Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this treasure hunt murder mystery from Brittany E. Brinegar, author of witty whodunits... Knowing where the bodies are buried takes a golden touch… and a bit of dumb luck. Becky Robinson and the gang are off to gold country to film the pilot for an old west TV show. But her arrival in the ghost town spells trouble when her dog, Lorelai unearths a skeleton and a treasure map. The unexpected discovery sparks a century-old legend and afflicts residents with a severe case of gold fever. Too bad the victim turns out to be the missing doctor. With a fortune up for grabs, anyone can be pushed to murder. To solve the cold case, Becky must infiltrate the local cliques while also juggling her day job. Can she arrest the killer before she’s fired? Or will the multitasking turn into a fool’s errand? ----------------------------------- Fool's Gold Murder is the adventurous fifth installment in the Hollywood Whodunit cozy mystery series. If you love clumsy heroines, a Hollywood backdrop, quirky suspects, and an adorable rescue puppy this series is for you! Hollywood Whodunit Series Order Book 0: Lake Day Shenanigans Book 1: Prime Time Murder Book 2: Stand-In Murder Book 3: Music City Murder Book 4. Trap Door Murder Book 5: Fool's Gold Murder Book 6: Holly Jolly Murder Book 7: Blue Suede Murder Book 8: Family Reunion Murder Book 9: Summer Vacation Murder Book 10: Sunlight Swindler Murder Book 11: Castle Island Murder Book 12: Fixer-Upper Murder Book 13: Hometown Murder

Hangtown Creek

Author : John Putnam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781450289825
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book Hangtown Creek written by John Putnam and published by . This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With her rescuer beside her, Maggie fled deeper into the unknown foothills, pursued by her memories, fears, and two ruthless killers who would stop at nothing to get her. In an isolated valley filled with gold she found a refuge. At the end of a long, hot summer she married the man who had saved her and they moved into a comfortable cabin he built for her. When young Tom Marsh showed up she took him in and suddenly felt complete, even happy. After the loneliness, pain and tears of the past she had a family to love again. Then the killers burst through her door. The majestic landscapes of Brett Harte's California unite with Larry McMurtry's epic old west realism in an explosion of love, lust, murder and betrayal that comes to a powerful climax along a beautiful stream, home to the largest strike in the mines, where a burning barn ignites the passion of a gold rush boomtown and, in one dark night of revenge, earns that stream the name it bears to this day-HANGTOWN CREEK.

Murder State

Author : Brendan C. Lindsay
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 080324021X
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Murder State written by Brendan C. Lindsay and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second half of the nineteenth century, the Euro-American citizenry of California carried out mass genocide against the Native population of their state, using the processes and mechanisms of democracy to secure land and resources for themselves and their private interests. The murder, rape, and enslavement of thousands of Native people were legitimized by notions of democracy—in this case mob rule—through a discreetly organized and brutally effective series of petitions, referenda, town hall meetings, and votes at every level of California government. Murder State is a comprehensive examination of these events and their early legacy. Preconceptions about Native Americans as shaped by the popular press and by immigrants’ experiences on the overland trail to California were used to further justify the elimination of Native people in the newcomers’ quest for land. The allegedly “violent nature” of Native people was often merely their reaction to the atrocities committed against them as they were driven from their ancestral lands and alienated from their traditional resources. In this narrative history employing numerous primary sources and the latest interdisciplinary scholarship on genocide, Brendan C. Lindsay examines the darker side of California history, one that is rarely studied in detail, and the motives of both Native Americans and Euro-Americans at the time. Murder State calls attention to the misuse of democracy to justify and commit genocide.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : SAMPI Books
ISBN 13 : 6585934016
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book The Murders in the Rue Morgue written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by SAMPI Books. This book was released on 2024-01-24 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Rue Morgue Murders" is a pioneering tale in the mystery genre, in which detective Auguste Dupin uses his acute observation and logic to solve a brutal double murder in Paris, revealing a surprising and unusual outcome.

Moon Sacramento & the Gold Country

Author : Christopher Arns
Publisher : Moon Travel
ISBN 13 : 1612385737
Total Pages : 671 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Moon Sacramento & the Gold Country written by Christopher Arns and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacramento resident and Gold Country native Christopher Arns shares tips on how to best enjoy the sights (and some of the best weather in the country). Using his extensive knowledge of the area, Arns provides original trip ideas to help visitors make the most of their time, including Sacramento on Wheels, Wine Country Road Trip, and Gold Country Adventure. From a visit to Apple Hill or an afternoon at Fairytale Town to dirt biking and kayaking through breathtaking scenery, Moon Sacramento & the Gold Country gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

Getting Old Is Murder

Author : Rita Lakin
Publisher : Dell
ISBN 13 : 044033568X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Getting Old Is Murder written by Rita Lakin and published by Dell. This book was released on 2005-10-25 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s not Miss Marple. Her friends are no Charlie’s Angels. Nevertheless, 75-year-old Gladdy Gold and her gang of eccentric Fort Lauderdale retirees are out, about, and hunting down a killer–one who is silently stalking them. Selma Beller was the first to go–but Gladdy and her neighbors never suspected murder until another of their friends died in an eerily similar way. Now a handsome young detective won’t listen to them, Hy Binder won’t stop telling them dirty jokes, and crazy old Greta Kronk is doing everything humanly possible to make herself into a suspect. But amid the endless rounds of poolside kibitzing, early-bird specials, bittersweet memories, and interminable grocery-shopping trips, Gladdy and her gals are about to discover how the murders are being committed. And when it comes to catching this culprit–time really is running out….

Mokelumne Gold

Author : Major L. Mitchell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984681105
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Mokelumne Gold written by Major L. Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leonida Garcia has been beaten, robbed, widowed, and seen enough trouble in her young life to last ten lifetimes. Now she wants nothing more than to live peacable on her rancho. But when someone murders Ambrose Brice, she encourages retired ranger and friend Josiah Russell to find the killer. The trail he finds leads him to her best friend's door. While she worries about her friend Alice, and seeks to find a way of clearing her name, something even darker and more evil lurks in the shadows. If left alone, it will not only steal her land but take her very life. "Good story! All told, (Major has) spun a good yarn. This is a story that needs to be told to show the skullduggery concerning the old land grants in California, and Major did it well. - John Duncklee "A very good and entertaining tale of the old west from beginning to the end." - Dallas Review

Haunted Hotels of the California Gold Country

Author : Nancy K Williams
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625849710
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Haunted Hotels of the California Gold Country written by Nancy K Williams and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this historic region of northern California, there are hotels where some guests never checked out—even after death . . . Step across the threshold of a haunted hotel in California’s renowned Gold Country and encounter phantom figures of yesteryear. Wispy apparitions of gentleman guests in Victorian coats and ladies in fashionable flapper gowns glide through the walls, while unexplained sobs and choking gasps disturb the night. There’s Stan, the Cary House’s eternal desk clerk, and bachelor ghost Lyle, who tidies the Groveland Hotel. Flo tosses pots and pans in the National’s kitchen, while the once-scorned spirit of Isabella ties the Sierra Nevada House’s curtains in knots. From suicidal gamblers to murdered miners, the Mother Lode’s one-time boomtowns are crowded with characters of centuries past. Book your stay with author Nancy Williams as she explores the history and haunts of the Gold Country’s iconic hotels. Includes photos!

An American Genocide

Author : Benjamin Madley
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300182171
Total Pages : 709 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book An American Genocide written by Benjamin Madley and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1846 and 1873, California’s Indian population plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000. Benjamin Madley is the first historian to uncover the full extent of the slaughter, the involvement of state and federal officials, the taxpayer dollars that supported the violence, indigenous resistance, who did the killing, and why the killings ended. This deeply researched book is a comprehensive and chilling history of an American genocide. Madley describes pre-contact California and precursors to the genocide before explaining how the Gold Rush stirred vigilante violence against California Indians. He narrates the rise of a state-sanctioned killing machine and the broad societal, judicial, and political support for genocide. Many participated: vigilantes, volunteer state militiamen, U.S. Army soldiers, U.S. congressmen, California governors, and others. The state and federal governments spent at least $1,700,000 on campaigns against California Indians. Besides evaluating government officials’ culpability, Madley considers why the slaughter constituted genocide and how other possible genocides within and beyond the Americas might be investigated using the methods presented in this groundbreaking book.