Outlaw Tales of Alaska: True Stories of the Last Frontier's Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats

Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Alaska. Pan for gold with dry gulchers and claim jumpers. Duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, hiss at lawmen turned outlaws. A refreshing new perspective on some of the most infamous reprobates of the Last Frontier. From Unimak Island to Fairbanks, and beyond, the Last Frontier was populated by characters as tough and as dangerous as any in the lower forty-eight. Take the legendary Blue Parka Bandit--whose generosity earned him Robin Hood status among some, and whose flair for escapes kept folks on edge even after his arrest. Or Fred Hardy who, in 1902, achieved the dubious distinction of being the first convicted murderer hung by the feds in the Territory of Alaska. That's not to mention Kultuk, whose murderous exploits spread fear through the hearts of trappers in his rugged domain.

Author: John W. Heaton
Publisher: Two Dot Books
Published: 05/01/2015
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781493010684
ISBN10: 1493010689
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws

About the Author
John W. Heaton is an associate professor of history at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. The author of The Shoshone Bannocks: Culture and Commerce at Fort Hall, 1870-1940, he lives in Fairbanks.