Skull in the ashes : murder, a gold rush manhunt, and the birth of circumstantial evidence in America / Peter Kaufman.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaufman, Peter
Language:English
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2013], ©2013.
Subjects:
Homicide investigation > Iowa > Walford.
Trials (Murder) > Iowa > Walford.
Evidence, Circumstantial > Iowa > Walford.
Novak, Frank > Trials, litigation, etc.
Genre:
Trials, litigation, etc.
Physical Description:284 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part I. Fire and Ice: Death in flames; The Bohemian immigrant's clever son; Down on the ground; Thiel's men move in; Following the trail
  • Part II. Hardships: Klondike madness; Insidem hell begins; Down the Yukon; The long journey home
  • Part III. The Trial: Setting the stage; Orange pumpkins and yellow journalism; Inside the courthouse; Point and counterpoint; The summing up and verdict; After the verdict
  • Part IV. The White Palace and the Fort: Life in the colony; The redemption dance; Novak's second disappearing act; The measure of their lifetimes.