Prodigal Sons: The Violent History of Christopher Evans and John Sontag

by Wallace Smith

Book Overview

This factual story about how Christopher Evans and John Sontag came to be the most wanted men in California in 1893 is also the story of life in the San Joaquin Valley at the turn of the century, where harsh realities forced rash acts that had far-reaching repercussions. Wanted for murder and train robbery, Evans and Sontag were the focus of a statewide manhunt that reads like a Hollywood western: A U.S. marshal, Apache trackers, the California judicial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941936902
• ISBN13: 9780941936903
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Craven Street Books
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.7" x 8.6"