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Vigilante Newspapers: Tales of sex, religion, and murder in the northwest Gerald J. Baldasty
Vigilante Newspapers: Tales of sex, religion, and murder in the northwest
Gerald J. Baldasty
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.
192 pages, 20 illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 24, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780295985299 |
| Publishers | University of Washington Press |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 14 mm · 299 g |
| Language | English |