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Jailhouse Stories from Early Pacific County

Jailhouse Stories from Early Pacific County

Hardcover

CriminologyRegional: Pacific NorthwestTrue Crime

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1540203395
ISBN13: 9781540203397
Publisher: History Pr
Published: Jun 13 2016
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Hangings, lynchings and jail breaks are long forgotten in Pacific County, where tourists flock to quaint attractions every season. But back in the early days, when the first jailhouse was built, this was a rough, rustic setting. Popular cannery worker Lum You was hanged here in 1902 the only legal execution in county history. Industrious smugglers and creative entrepreneurs outwitted state-sanctioned prohibition measures, though some still did time in the jailhouse. Historian Sydney Stevens presents a collection of tales culled from a forgotten prison record book. Opium fiends, thieves, military deserters and even wayward girls jailed for incorrigible acts are brought out of the shadows of a wilderness long gone.

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