Wicked Boise
eBook - ePub

Wicked Boise

  1. 144 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Wicked Boise

About this book

Corruption, scandal, and injustice take center stage in Wicked Boise


Known today for its beauty, safety and livability, Idaho's capital city does harbor a few skeletons in its closet. Vigilantes lynched Ada County's first sheriff. A wealthy brothel owner was viciously murdered and found secretly living in squalor. The sensational Prohibition-era trial of a moonshine ring that included the sheriff, police chief and a prominent doctor extended a morality crusade by law enforcement. Mike Kirby was arrested and condemned to three years hard labor for sending a "most disgustingly worded letter", while others were sentenced for violating the state's infamous "crime against nature" law.


Author Janelle M. Scheffelmaier explores motive, morality, and the uncomfortable gray space between right and wrong as she unearths some of Boise's darkest moments.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781439675311
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Prologue: The Stolen Capital
  9. PART I. LEGAL LAWBREAKERS: THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEES OF SOUTHERN IDAHO
  10. PART II. “A NECESSARY EVIL”: PROSTITUTION IN EARLY BOISE
  11. PART III. STILLS, SMUGGLERS, CHRISTIANS AND CORRUPTION: BOISE’S STRUGGLES WITH PROHIBITION
  12. PART IV. MORALITY AND MOTIVE: MORALS LAWS AND THE UNCLEAR QUESTION OF INTENT
  13. Epilogue: And Justice for All?
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. About the Author