Vigilante Newspapers: Tales of sex, religion, and murder in the northwest
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This riveting work of social history documents the role the news media played in spurring two murders revolving around Edmund Creffield, a charismatic "Holy Roller" evangelist who arrived in Corvallis, Oregon, in 1903 and quickly enraged the citizenry by defiantly challenging the religious and sexual mores of the time. When ardent female followers began refusing to speak to their nonbelieving husbands, vigilantes tarred and feathered Creffield,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0295985291
ISBN13:9780295985299
Release Date:October 2005
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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