The Resource Hell's half-acre : the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier, Susan Jonusas
Hell's half-acre : the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier, Susan Jonusas
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- Summary
- "In 1873, the people of Labette County in Kansas made a grisly discovery. Buried on a homestead seven miles south of the town of Cherryvale, in a bloodied cellar and under frost-covered soil, were countless bodies in varying states of decay. The discovery sent the local community and national newspapers into a frenzy that continued for over two decades, and the land on which the crimes took place became known as 'Hells Half-Acre.' When it emerged that a family of four known as the Benders had been accused of the slayings, the case was catapulted to infamy. The idea that a family of seemingly respectable homesteaders--one among thousands who were relocating further west looking for land and opportunity after the Civil War--were capable of operating 'a human slaughter pen' appalled and fascinated the nation. But who the Benders really were, why they committed such a vicious killing spree, and what became of them when they fled from the law is a mystery that remains unsolved to this day--not that there aren't some convincing theories. Part gothic western, part literary whodunnit, and part immersive study of postbellum America, Hell's Half-Acre sheds new light on one of the most notorious cases in our nation's history while holding a torch to a society under the strain of rapid change and moral disarray. Susan Jonasus draws on extensive original archival material, and introduces us to a fascinating cast of characters, including the despairing families of the victims as well as the fugitives that helped the murderers escape. Hell's Half-Acre is not simply a book about a mass murder. It is a journey into the turbulent heart of nineteenth century America, a place where modernity stalks across the landscape, violently displacing existing populations and wearily building new ones. It is a world where folklore can quickly become fact, and an entire family of criminals can slip right through a community's fingers, only to reappear at the most unexpected of times"--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Hell's half-acre : the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier
- Title
- Hell's half-acre
- Title remainder
- the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan Jonusas
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In 1873, the people of Labette County in Kansas made a grisly discovery. Buried on a homestead seven miles south of the town of Cherryvale, in a bloodied cellar and under frost-covered soil, were countless bodies in varying states of decay. The discovery sent the local community and national newspapers into a frenzy that continued for over two decades, and the land on which the crimes took place became known as 'Hells Half-Acre.' When it emerged that a family of four known as the Benders had been accused of the slayings, the case was catapulted to infamy. The idea that a family of seemingly respectable homesteaders--one among thousands who were relocating further west looking for land and opportunity after the Civil War--were capable of operating 'a human slaughter pen' appalled and fascinated the nation. But who the Benders really were, why they committed such a vicious killing spree, and what became of them when they fled from the law is a mystery that remains unsolved to this day--not that there aren't some convincing theories. Part gothic western, part literary whodunnit, and part immersive study of postbellum America, Hell's Half-Acre sheds new light on one of the most notorious cases in our nation's history while holding a torch to a society under the strain of rapid change and moral disarray. Susan Jonasus draws on extensive original archival material, and introduces us to a fascinating cast of characters, including the despairing families of the victims as well as the fugitives that helped the murderers escape. Hell's Half-Acre is not simply a book about a mass murder. It is a journey into the turbulent heart of nineteenth century America, a place where modernity stalks across the landscape, violently displacing existing populations and wearily building new ones. It is a world where folklore can quickly become fact, and an entire family of criminals can slip right through a community's fingers, only to reappear at the most unexpected of times"--
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- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
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- Jonusas, Susan
- Dewey number
- 364.152/320978196
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6533.K3
- LC item number
- J66 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Bender family
- Serial murderers
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Label
- Hell's half-acre : the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier, Susan Jonusas
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-332) and index
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1296760840
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 345 pages
- Isbn
- 9781984879837
- Lccn
- 2021024138
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1296760840
- Label
- Hell's half-acre : the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier, Susan Jonusas
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-332) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1296760840
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 345 pages
- Isbn
- 9781984879837
- Lccn
- 2021024138
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1296760840
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