Bad in the Good Old Days
by Larry K. Brown
Bad in the Good Old Days contains stories about some of the most notorious, corrupt and complex criminals, men and women, in Old Wyoming and the West.
One thing that makes the stories particularly interesting is that the author received much of the information from the descendants of the criminals.
Read about:
- Mary Lambe, who claimed her father-in-law led her to slaughter.
- Joseph Seng, a prodigal, who played ball with the law until a noose took his life.
- Charles Clark and Samuel Woodruff who made their match in hell.
- Geneva Collett, whose madness claimed the life of her brother's fiancé.
- Frank Keefe who was a sad soul cursed by "coffin varnish."
- Charles and Hugh Whitney who ran loose as fugitives for forty years.
- Charles Woodard who had a bad, bad thing happen one Good Friday.
- Frank Howard whose life came to a close when he shot up the New Year.
- Anna Richey whose murder may have been a relative matter.
- Frank Keffer who swore he had no memory of murder.
- James Candlish who shot a friend to stave off a blue-haired dog.
- Carole Antone and Herman Barker who ran with the infamous Barker gang.
"In this authoritative and engaging book,
Larry K. Brown delivers a dozen grim and gritty tales of crime and punishment
in the wicked west. And while the bad men Brown describes are very bad indeed,
the women are worse—from
the cheating wife who kills to the girl who marries into the Barker Gang."
•• Max
McCoy, Award-winning author of Hellfire Canyon
"Wyoming held onto its frontier era longer
than most. Larry K. Brown presents us a fascinating rogue’s gallery
of murderers—and murderesses—of
the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries."
•• Elmer
Kelton, Seven-time Winner of the Spur Award Voted all-time Best Western Writer
• 978-0-931271-81-6 • trade paper •
index • 232 pp • photos • $15.95
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• 978-0-931271-80-9 • limited edition hardcover •
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