The Plea: The True Story of Young Wesley Elkins and His Struggle for Redemption
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2023 Midwest Book Awards in Nonfiction - History, Regional, winner On a moonlit night in 1889, Iowa farmer John Elkins and his young wife, Hattie, were brutally murdered in their bed. Eight days later, their son, eleven-year-old Wesley Elkins, was arrested and charged with murder. The community reeled with shock by both the gruesome details of the homicides and the knowledge of the accused perpetrator--a small, quiet boy weighing just...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1609388399
ISBN13:9781609388393
Release Date:July 2022
Publisher:University of Iowa Press
Length:212 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"
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