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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Colorado History (Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo)
Speaking Ill of the Dead Jerks in Colorado History - Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo Author:Phyllis J. Perry A delightfully wicked look at the badly behaved characters — who have shaped the Centennial State Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Colorado History features fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Centennial State. From ... more »Lord Dunraven?s egregious land grab to Colonel Chivington?s heinous massacre at Sand Creek, Colorado has been a hotbed of bad behavior throughout its long and colorful history. Who could forget the tales of noted cannibal Alferd Packer and the antics of Ann Bassett and the rest of the Wild Bunch? The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in this entertaining yet informative book on the history of some of the Centennial State?s most fascinating characters. « less