Ashland Tragedy: Murder, a Mob and a Militia in Kentucky

by H E Joe Castle and J M Huff

On Christmas Eve 1881, a horrible crime shook the small town of Ashland, Kentucky, and captivated the entire nation. Three children were brutally murdered and their house set ablaze. Nothing in the small town's past had prepared it for what followed. Three men were convicted of the crimes, and two were sentenced to death. But the murderers were protected by the governor's untrained militia, which would eventually turn their guns on Ashland's innocent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540245659
• ISBN13: 9781540245656
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: History PR
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"