Midnight assassin : a murder in america's heartland

In 1900, Margaret Hossack, the wife of a prominent Iowa farmer, was arrested for bludgeoning her husband to death with an ax while their children slept upstairs. The community was outraged: How could a woman commit such an act of violence? Firsthand accounts describe the victim, John Hossack, as a c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bryan, Patricia L.
Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Algonquin Books 2005
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