Wicked Coeur d'Alene

by Deborah Cuyle

Book Overview

Despite its inviting splendor, Coeur d'Alene was home to violent conflict and lascivious mischief in its earliest years. Newspapers echo accounts of desperate gamblers, prostitutes and prospectors who did everything they could to secure their own future--at all costs. Town druggist Mr. Salis Smith concocted medicine composed of 50 percent alcohol mixed with cocaine or opium for the despondent. Characters like Bootleg Mary or murderous Fatty Carroll,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467149128
• ISBN13: 9781467149129
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"