The Boy Who Shot the Sheriff: The Redemption of Herbert Niccolls Jr.

by Nancy Bartley

Book Overview

In 1931, a 12-year-old boy shot and killed the sheriff of Asotin, Washington. The incident stunned the small town and a mob threatened to hang him. Both the crime and Herbert Niccolls's eventual sentence of life imprisonment at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla drew national attention, only to be buried later in local archives.

Journalist Nancy Bartley has conducted extensive research to construct a compelling narrative of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029599245X
• ISBN13: 9780295992457
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher