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Denele Campbell
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Murder in the County: 50 True Stories of the Old West
Staking claim on new lands, early 19th century pioneers moving west found game, fertile soil, and abundant timber in virgin Arkansas Territory. As they built lives and fortunes, they also faced the worst of their fellow man in acts of fatal violence. These murderous events not only ended hopeful lives but also forever changed those who survived them. The fifty chapters of this collection each focus on one incident. Through family histories, legal records, and newspaper accounts, the long-dead actors murmur from the shadows to tell their terrifying stories. In many cases, the specific circumstances of the killing remain mysterious, dependent on the surroundings of their time and place to bring each story to life.
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Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite

5 stars!  
Murder in The County: 50 True Stories of the Old West by Denele Campbell is an eye-opener. There is real variety here and some of the tales make you wonder why the perpetrators were never caught or tried for the crimes they committed. It's a really well-written book, with accounts that have clearly been researched as deeply as possible. It made a nice change to read a true crime book that is filled with older stories; most these days focus on current criminals and it's nice to see how different or not things were in earlier days - the nature of the crimes certainly hasn't changed much through the years! I really enjoyed this book. The stories were brought to life through the descriptive nature of the book and it was written in a way that made you want to keep reading from cover to cover, and not skip through by reading a chapter here or there. Highly recommended for fans of true crime and of the Old Wild West.

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