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Book Review By BethG
Gold Camp Desperadoes by R. E. Mather and F. F. Boswell

This book chronicles the lives of several outlaws in the Pacific Northwest. Most of these outlaws operated out of the mining camps that developed around gold rush areas. They always attracted the criminal element, looking to get their piece of the pie without having to work for it. Harry Orchard is one of the most infamous, having blown up mines for the miner's union and killing an ex-governor of Idaho, at the direction of the miner's union. This book about outlaws of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.


Plot & Themes
job/profession:
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1600-1899

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Small town? Yes
Century: - 18th century

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - concerned
Pictures/Illustrations? - More 6-10 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 51%-75% of book
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