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Wicked Bay City, Michigan  Cover Image Book Book

Wicked Bay City, Michigan / Tim Younkman.

Younkman, Tim. (Author).

Summary:

From unscrupulous lumber barons to Hell's Half Mile, Bay City history casts a sinister shadow. Pope Leo XIII was forced to intervene when rioting Catholic immigrants seized St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and battled one another in the city's streets. The police discoverd prostitute Lou Hall nearly beaten to death in the Block of Blazes. And respected publishing mogul Edwin T. Bennett's secret life led to the death of a young woman in a Bay city hotel room. Join author Tim Younkman for a wild ride into the city's wicked side.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781540203441
  • ISBN: 1467135542
  • ISBN: 9781467135542
  • Physical Description: 121 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Hell's Half Mile -- The Polish war -- AWOL for murder -- Young boy's death changed the law -- Death of a lumber baron -- Rise and fall of the South End Gang -- The case of the murdering mogul -- Ten hours or no sawdust -- Canada Jack's Twelfth Street gang.
Subject: Crime > Michigan > Bay City > History.
Bay City (Mich.) > History.
Michigan > History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library HV 6795 .B3 Y68 2016 30775305563059 General Collection Available -

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