Season of terror : the Espinosas in central Colorado, March/October 1863 /: the Espinosas in central Colorado, March/October 1863. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Charles F. Price.
• Other Names: Price, Charles F, 1938-2019
• Contents: "Alarming intelligence and intense excitement": first murders in the Pike's Peak country -- "Most horrible and fiendish murders": the bleeding of South Park begins -- "There has been considerable excitement": the First Colorado Cavalry steps in -- "The people are scared nearly to death here": the murderers strike at the vitals of South Park -- "Fallen into the hands of hard men in an evil hour": the lynching of Baxter -- "Glorious news! The mysterious murders unraveled at last": one of the slayers slain -- "Desperate and lawless bravos": the brothers Espinosa -- "Revenge for the infamies committed against our families": serial murder as vendetta -- "Malicious interference was the cause": the scapegoating of Captain E. Wayne Eaton -- "Times have become quiet again": panic recedes in South Park but murder moves elsewhere -- "Ready for any duty, untiring, and full of energy": Samuel F. Tappan takes up the hunt for the Espinosas -- "If this woman is found dead, tell the people the Espinosas of the conejos killed her": the attack on Philbrook and Dolores Sønches -- "I drew his head back over a fallen tree and cut it off": Tom Tobin ends the terror -- "The brightest success rewarded them for their toils": Tobin brings in the heads -- "Who is there to gather the history of this wretch?": the Espinosas remembered -- "Times with me have sadly changed": destinies.
• Publisher Details: Boulder : University Press of Colorado
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 364.152/320922788; History -- General; TRUE CRIME -- Murder -- Serial Killers; HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); Frontier and pioneer life; Murder; Murderers; Race relations; Serial murderers; Serial murders; History -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); Serial murders -- Colorado -- History -- 19th century; Murder -- Colorado -- History -- 19th century; Serial murderers -- Colorado -- History -- 19th century; Murderers -- Colorado -- History -- 19th century; Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado; Colorado -- History, Local -- 19th century; Colorado -- Race relations; Colorado; Electronic books; History; Local history
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1607322374; 9781607322375; 9781457181399; 1457181398; 9781457181375; 1457181371
• Related ISBNs: 9781607322368; 1607322366
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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