Outlaw Tales of Idaho: True Stories of the Gem State's Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats

The frontier towns of Idaho were populated by some of the toughest and most dangerous characters in the West. Serial killer Lyda Lewis poisoned her unsuspecting husbands to cash in on their life insurance. The Eddy and Splawn families created counterfeit U.S. gold pieces. And "Diamondfield" Jack Davis, a notorious killer, even shot a child's dog. From Butch Cassidy to George Levy, Harry Orchard to Caleb Lyon, read about the most notorious desperados in the history of the Gem State. Through these astonishing true stories, Outlaw Tales of Idaho introduces you to a state you thought you know--and a West wilder than you even imagined.

Author: Randy Stapilus
Publisher: Two Dot Books
Published: 05/06/2014
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780762772360
ISBN10: 0762772360
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws

About the Author
Randy Stapilus is an author, blogger, newsletter publisher, and former newspaper reporter and editor. He also wrote It Happened in Idaho, published by Globe Pequot Press. A longtime Idaho resident, he now lives in Carlton, Oregon, with his wife, Linda, a cat, and a varying number of dogs.