Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Idaho. Ride with horse thieves and cattle rustlers, stagecoach, and train robbers. Duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, hiss at lawmen turned outlaws. A refreshing new perspective on some of the Rocky Mountain's most infamous reprobates.
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Meet Idaho's Wild Ones
From Florence to Lewiston, Boise to Grangeville, the frontier towns of Idaho were populated by some of the toughest and most dangerous characters in the West. Serial killer Lyda Lewis poisoned her unsuspecting husbands to cash in on their life insurance policies. The Eddy and Splawn families created counterfeit U.S. gold pieces. And “Diamondfield” Jack Davis, a notorious killer, even shot a child’s dog.
From Butch Cassidy to George Levy, Harry Orchard to Caleb Lyon, read about the most notorious desperados in the history of the Gem State. Through these astonishing true stories, Outlaw Tales of Idaho introduces you to a state you thought you knew—and a West wilder than you've ever imagined.
About the Author
Randy Stapilus has written about Idaho for more than a quarter of a century, as a newspaper columnist, reporter and author of a book about Idaho's political history, Paradox Politics (Ridenbaugh Press). He edits four newsletters on Northwest public affairs and natural resources. He has lived in all the corners of Idaho, currently at Boise.
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Randy Stapilus is a writer, publisher, blogger and former newspaper reporter and editor. His specialty over the years has been Northwest politics, and his first book was Paradox Politics (Ridenbaugh Press, 1988). He has followed the Snake Rover Basin Adjudication closely for more than 20 years, and has written extensively on water rights nationally as well. He has since written several books on Idaho history and tourism, for Globe Pequot Press and (with James Weatherby) the Caxton Press. He lives in Carlton, Oregon, with his wife Linda and three large dogs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A fun and entertaining read.,
By Jack03 "Jack03" (Boise, Idaho) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Outlaw Tales of Idaho: True Stories of the Gem State's Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats (Paperback)
The book is broken into several short stories about some of Idaho's most notorious criminals and crimes. Each story has a short overview, and then the author goes into a more detailed description of the people, places, and events in each story. I thought that it was easy to read and entertaining. I never knew about most of the stories in the book. It gives you some new things to look for when you are out exploring Idaho. I also thought the author did a nice job of including stories from all over the state. The people in the book are not the most famous outlaws from the Wild West, but they had many of the same characteristics as America's most notorious criminals.
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