Author : Deborah Cuyle
Release : 2021
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 128/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Wicked Coeur d'Alene by : Deborah Cuyle
Download or read book Wicked Coeur d'Alene written by Deborah Cuyle. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its inviting splendor, Coeur d'Alene was home to violent conflict and lascivious mischief in its earliest years. Newspapers echo accounts of desperate gamblers, prostitutes and prospectors who did everything they could to secure their own future--at all costs. Town druggist Mr. Salis Smith concocted medicine composed of 50 percent alcohol mixed with cocaine or opium for the despondent. Characters like Bootleg Mary or murderous Fatty Carroll, notorious for employing shallow graves, populate dark tales of hushed murders, illegal gambling and corrupt politics. From bloody mining disputes to outlaw train robberies, author Deborah Cuyle recounts the sordid, salacious and sinful sides of Lake City's past.