Murder and Mayhem in the Napa Valley

by Todd L. Shulman

Book Overview

The picturesque vineyards of California's Napa Valley, one of the world's premier tourist destinations, disguise a tangled history of lawlessness, depravity and frontier justice. Some crimes were committed over debts, some for retribution and others in the name of love. Famed photographer Eadweard Muybridge killed a man for seducing his wife but was acquitted. Other criminals were not so lucky and met the gallows, like murderer William Roe, the state's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609495446
• ISBN13: 9781609495442
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"