Kansas Charley
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- Synopsis
- Most Americans regard "kids who kill" as a modern phenomenon, but the tragic tale of "Kansas Charley" shows that violent boys are a long-standing problem. Charles Miller was a seventeen-year-old orphan who was hanged in Wyoming in 1892 for a horrific double murder committed when he was only fifteen. This true story takes us into a world of poverty and abuse, revealing the people and places that shaped Charley's behavior, his crime and his punishment. The author brings to life a thought-provoking chapter in the history of the juvenile justice system.
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780786753369
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780786753376
- Publisher:
- Argo-Navis
- Date of Addition:
- 09/21/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Joan Jacobs Brumberg
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Parenting and Family, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.