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Overview
Overview
Bucolic hamlets or festering cesspools? The fledgling towns of Jay County were touted by early newspapers as both.
As populations thrived, so did crime and disorder. Tempers flared. Romance bloomed and faded. Political and social lines were drawn and crossed. Sensational accounts of robbery, assault, and murder grabbed the headlines. Criminals were hunted by an overworked and undertrained police force. When, and if, they were caught, alleged offenders were tried, not only by the judicial system, but by the press and public opinion.
Looking beyond the headlines at the impact of crime on a small community, local author Chris Kennedy Nixon examines criminals and their victims and provides a snapshot in time of social ideals about gender, politics, wealth, and poverty.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Kennedy Nixon, Chris
- ISBN: 9781467157100
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.31
- Number Of Pages: 163
- Publication Year: 2026
Language:
English