The Original Battle Creek Crime King: Adam "Pump" Arnold's Vile Reign

by Victoria Hester and Blaine Lee Pardoe

Book Overview

Adam Pump Arnold was both feared and regaled in Victorian- era Battle Creek. He was a bootlegger and a pimp, a robber and a con artist, an arsonist and a loan shark and even an assassin. Arnold faced off with the city over illegal liquor sales and flaunted his victory with a life-size statue of the mayor dressed as a hobo. Called the greatest criminal in the history of Battle Creek, Arnold was convicted in a captivating public trial for the murder...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467119296
• ISBN13: 9781467119290
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"