Bibliograph

Wicked Western Slope, mayhem, mischief and murder in Colorado, D.A. Brockett

Type

Label

Wicked Western Slope, mayhem, mischief and murder in Colorado, D.A. Brockett

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wicked Western Slope

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

D.A. Brockett

Sub title

mayhem, mischief and murder in Colorado

Summary

Early promoters of Colorado's Western Slope would have had settlers believe the area was one of proper behavior and upstanding morality. But this was not the case. Hot tempers led to quick trigger fingers and Main Street shootouts. Drinking, gambling and thieving were popular pursuits, and law breaking of all kinds thrived in this wild land. From Charles Graham, whose jealous rampage in Grand Junction is still talked about today, and the mysterious Friday the thirteenth murder of Jeanette Morris to Abe C. Ong, the mischievous pioneer bootlegger of De Beque, and Riverside's Mrs. Barnes and her foul crime, "History Sleuth" D.A. Brockett reveals some of the most outrageous and remarkable crimes in Western Slope history

Target audience

adult

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