| Murder in the Garden: Famous Crimes of Early Fresno County Contributor(s): Morrison, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 0941936996 ISBN-13: 9780941936996 Publisher: Craven Street Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2006 Annotation: Presenting 15 famous cases from Fresno, California, set in the first part of the 20th century, a long-time detective in the sheriff's office introduces key figures such as a bootlegger, an unfortunate local dubbed Alligator Jack, and a perpetrator known as the Fig Garden Fiend. Featuring local landmarks such as Mussel Slough-- the setting for Frank Norris's "The Octopus-- "and offering additional commentary that compares these sensational past cases to current high-profile criminal cases. A consideration of the changing face of crime, this history reveals a modern upswing in child abuse, multiple murders, and kidnapping cases and highlights the extended nature of the current legal process as compared to the open-and-shut character of the early 1900s. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - General - True Crime | Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 364.152 |
| LCCN: 2006000716 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.08" W x 8.96" (0.63 lbs) 159 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Cultural Region - Northern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - Fresno, California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presenting 15 famous cases from Fresno, California, set in the first part of the 20th century, a long-time detective in the sheriff's office introduces key figures such as a bootlegger, an unfortunate local dubbed Alligator Jack, and a perpetrator known as the Fig Garden Fiend. Featuring local landmarks such as Mussel Slough--the setting for Frank Norris's ""The Octopus--""and offering additional commentary that compares these sensational past cases to current high-profile criminal cases. A consideration of the changing face of crime, this history reveals a modern upswing in child abuse, multiple murders, and kidnapping cases and highlights the extended nature of the current legal process as compared to the open-and-shut character of the early 1900s. |