| Wicked Adirondacks Contributor(s): Webster, Dennis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540207382 ISBN-13: 9781540207388 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - True Crime - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
| Dewey: 364.109 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.76 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While the Adirondack Mountains are New York's most beautiful region, they have also been plagued by insidious crimes and the nasty escapades of notorious lawbreakers. In 1935, public enemy number one, Dutch Schultz, went on trial and was acquitted in an Adirondack courtroom. Crooks have tried creative methods to sidestep forestry laws that protect the flora of the state park. Members of the infamous Windfall Gang, led by Charles Wadsworth, terrorized towns and hid out in the high mountains until their dramatic 1899 capture. In the 1970s, the Adirondack Serial Killer, Robert Francis Garrow, petrified campers in the hills. Join local author Dennis Webster as he explores the wicked deeds and sinister characters hidden among the Adirondacks' peaks. |
Contributor Bio(s): Webster, Dennis: - Dennis Webster is the author of Wicked Mohawk Valley and Haunted Mohawk Valley and editor, compiler and story contributor to Adirondack Mysteries, volumes 1 and 2, as well as the fiction novel Daisy Daring & the Quest for the Loomis Gang Gold. He's a paranormal investigator with the Ghost Seekers of Central New York. He lives in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains with his family and his howling beagle. He can be reached at denniswbstr@gmail.com. |