Hanging Charley Flinn

The Short and Violent Life of the Boldest Criminal in Frontier California

Matthew S. Bernstein (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2023
University of New Mexico Press (Verlag)
978-0-8263-6504-0 (ISBN)

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Paints the Old West in all its terrible glory, where desperadoes tangle with crooked detectives, bloodthirsty posses, and sultry seductresses. Throughout it all, the protagonist keeps up a breakneck speed, committing hundreds of crimes before his love for a treacherous woman and his own violent nature lead him to a fitting climax.

Charley Flinn, otherwise known as "Mortimer," was the craftiest criminal in frontier California. Upon his release from San Quentin State Prison in 1863, Mortimer quickly made up for lost time. He formed a gang of robbers in Virginia City, led a prison break in Northern California, and became the most wanted man in the Bay Area. Boldly outwitting both the police and the press, including the young investigative reporter Mark Twain, Mortimer escalated to wilder and wilder heists. But when he fell for a devious femme fatale, Mortimer's crimes took a darker turn.

Matthew Bernstein paints the Old West in all its terrible glory, where desperadoes tangle with crooked detectives, bloodthirsty posses, and sultry seductresses. Throughout it all, Charley Flinn keeps up a breakneck speed, committing hundreds of crimes before his love for a treacherous woman and his own violent nature lead him to a fitting climax.

Matthew Bernstein is an adjunct professor of English at Los Angeles City College. He also teaches at Matrix for Success Academy and is a frequent magazine contributor. He is the author of George Hearst: Silver King of the Gilded Age.

Maps
Acknowledgments
Prologue. Shadow Man

Part One. Sowing the Wind
Chapter 1. The Mortimer Gang in Virginia City
Chapter 2. Mortimer at Large
Chapter 3. The Wiggin Affair
Chapter 4. Highwayman
Chapter 5. Gilchrist's Scheme
Chapter 6. Lovestruck
Chapter 7. The Santa Cruz Treasury Job
Chapter 8. Ringers
Illustrations

Part Two. Reaping the Whirlwind
Chapter 9. The Murder of Caroline Prenel
Chapter 10. The Fall Guy
Chapter 11. The Murder of Mary Gibson
Chapter 12. Red-Handed
Chapter 13. Captain Lees's Secret Plan
Chapter 14. The Ides of March
Chapter 15. Scalawag
Chapter 16. The Far West
Chapter 17. Thicker Than Water
Chapter 18. Hanging Charley Flinn
Epilogue. "Rather Have a Rattlesnake"

Glossary of Criminal Slang
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	18.10.2023
Verlagsort	Albuquerque, NM
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8263-6504-3 / 0826365043
ISBN-13	978-0-8263-6504-0 / 9780826365040
Zustand	Neuware