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Murder & mayhem in southwestern Illinois /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunphy, John J. (John Joseph) (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.
Edition:First published 2021.
Subjects:
Reese, Curtis W. > (Curtis Williford), > 1887-1961.
Prager, Robert, > 1888-1918.
Ray, James Earl, > 1928-1998.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Shields, James, > 1806-1879.
Laffite, Jean.
Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Murder > Illinois.
Crime > Illinois.
Lynching > Illinois.
Dueling > Illinois.
East Saint Louis Race Riot, East Saint Louis, Ill., 1917.
Nike-Zeus missile.
Pere Marquette State Park (Ill.)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Wood River massacre
  • The mystery of Jean Lafitte's grave
  • An abused slave and the woman who saved him
  • The first duel in Illinois
  • Tickets to a black abolitionist's hanging
  • The Lincoln-Shields duel
  • The lynching of a schoolteacher
  • The brief but wild history of Benbow City
  • Curtis Reese: minister, humanist crimefighter
  • The East St. Louis race riot
  • The lynching of Robert Prager: a World War I hate crime
  • The KuKlus Kland in soutwestern Illinois
  • James Earl Ray and the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • The Nike Missile Base at Pere Marquette State Park.