Surprised by Death: A Novel of Arkansas in the 1840s - Softcover

Lankford, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935106082 ISBN 13: 9781935106081

Verlag: Central Arkansas Library System, 2009

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This title presents a murder mystery unsolved for 160 years and a vivid account of Arkansas in the decade following statehood. Opening with the senseless killing of a boy, and not just any boy but the scion of a proud family, Lankford's novel is the stuff of classic fiction. Who would harm such a promising lad; perhaps the folks whose farmhouse is nearest? A man lives there who has sworn to get even with the boy's father. Has he done so by killing an innocent? To many it is sensible to assume so. A posse is formed, a manhunt ensues. Is it really necessary, given the blood feud between the boy's pa and the man whose house overlooks the killing scene? Lankford's novel is based on extensive historical research; it may even contain more fact than fiction. Yet it is the unsolved murder at the core of the story that propels the reader from page to page. And it is the quest for resolution that drives the characters - in their interwoven stories - in search of an answer to the identity of the killer. Lankford delivers a very satisfying historical novel, delivered within the setting of real Arkansas history.

Biografía del autor:

George E. Lankford is Professor Emeritus at Lyon College where he served as endowed professor and chair of Social Sciences. He has authored numerous books and articles, including Looking for Lost Lore: Studies in Folklore, Ethnology, and Iconography.

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• Verlag: Central Arkansas Library System
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1935106082
• ISBN 13: 9781935106081
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 186