Author:
Nokes, R. Gregory.
Imprint:Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, c2009.
Description208 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Note:Pt. 1. The dead -- Tales of murder -- "Adventurous boys" -- Miles from Punyu -- Why they came -- More tales of murder -- The judge and "the Chinaman" -- A personal journey -- The mon-tung camp -- Two investigations -- "With great regret" -- Rock springs and more -- "Deplorable in the extreme" -- pt. 2. The "innocent" -- Vaughan confesses -- "Don't ask...don't tell" -- A story changes -- Behind the news -- On a merry-go-round -- Claims for corpses -- A kind of trial -- Wanted : horse thieves -- Tightening the screws -- A second confession -- Blooming flour -- Flight -- pt. 3. P.S. keeping secrets -- The secret keepers -- And now, the journal -- The coffin maker -- Memorial not -- Horner's epilogue.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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