Kansas Charley
the story of a Nineteenth-Century boy murderer
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Word Count
68,250 words, Guess
Page Count
273 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22859425M
- ISBN-10067003228X
- OCLC Control Number51756031
- OCLC Control Numberkansascharleysto00brum
- Library of Congress Control Number2003043282
and 2 more
- Goodreads1846541
- LibraryThing140476
Classifications
- LCCHV6248.M4975 B78 2003
Description
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.
First Sentence
On the NIGHT before he died, Charley Miller knew that he could count on Sheriff Kelley to bring him as many fresh doughnuts as he wanted.
Description
Explores the subject of juvenile murderers and juvenile justice through the life and death of Charley Miller (Kansas Charley) in the late 1880s.
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Genres
- Biography.
- Case studies.
Other Editions
- Kansas Charley: the story of a Nineteenth-Century boy murderer
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