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Wicked Cripple Creek District
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Malice in a Mining Mecca Pernicious activity tends to follow prosperity, and the heyday of the Cripple Creek mining district was no exception. Cripple Creek's first murder spilled out from a saloon in 1892. The 1894 heist at the Victor Hotel took place mere months after opening. Railroad superintendent Richard Newell was gunned down over a construction right of way dispute--a contentious, nationwide issue to this day. By 1893, the area was home to dancehall girls and prostitutes, including the harlot who burned down Cripple Creek in 1896 and the vixen who torched Victor in 1899. From body snatcher "Pretty Jack" McEachern to conman-turned-Roosevelt confidante Ben Daniels, the district played host to a cast of capricious characters. Join author Jan MacKell Collins as she recounts the colorful camps and raucous ruffians that defined the oft-described Wild West.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Cripple Creek’s First Murder Victim
- 2. The Heist at the Hotel Victor
- 3. The Killing of Richard Newell
- 4. The Robbery of the Florence and Cripple Creek Train
- 5. Officers Down: Fallen Lawmen of the District
- 6. Countess Douglas McPherson
- 7. The Harlot Who Burned Down Cripple Creek
- 8. The Hole in the Wall Gang’s Hideout
- 9. Teddy Roosevelt’s Problem Child
- 10. The Vixen Who Burned Down Victor
- 11. Joe Moore and a Deadly Parade
- 12. To Tease a Dying Man
- 13. The Plight of Pyromaniac Roy Bourquin
- 14. Redemption for the Crumleys
- 15. The Most Hated Man in the Cripple Creek District
- 16. The Story of a Murdered Mistress
- 17. “Pretty Jack” McEachern, the Body Snatcher
- 18. Mexican Jennie: A Quilted Autobiography
- 19. New Gambling in an Old Town
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author
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