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| International Standard Book Number |
9781984879837 |
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1984879839 |
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9781984879851 |
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9781984879844 |
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(OCoLC)1259511448 |
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(OCoLC)1290198661 |
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(OCoLC)1290491724 |
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(OCoLC)1295234257 |
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(OCoLC)1295638097 |
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(OCoLC)1296760840 |
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| Transcribing agency |
AJM |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
| Geographic area code |
n-us-ks |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
| Classification number |
364.1523 |
| Item number |
J81h 2022 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Jonusas, Susan, |
| Relator term |
author |
| 9 (RLIN) |
13275 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
| Title |
Hell's half-acre : |
| Remainder of title |
the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Susan Jonusas |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[New York, New York] : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Penguin Books |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2022] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
| Extent |
xxii, 283 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations, maps ; |
| Dimensions |
21.5 cm |
| Accompanying material |
notes and bibliography |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-332) and index |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
| Formatted contents note |
Introduction -- Labette County, Kansas -- The theater of a nation's struggle -- A nursery of moral monstrosities -- A revolting spectacle of crime made public -- In pursuit of murderers -- Bender or bust -- Epilogue |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
| Summary, etc. |
"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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Provided by publisher |
| 600 30 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Bender family |
| 9 (RLIN) |
13276 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Serial murderers |
| Geographic subdivision |
Kansas |
| -- |
Labette County |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
19th century |
| 9 (RLIN) |
13277 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Frontier and pioneer life |
| Geographic subdivision |
Kansas |
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13278 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
| Geographic name |
Kansas |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
19th century |
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13279 |
| 655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
| Genre/form data or focus term |
Biography |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Biography |
| Authority record control number or standard number |
(DNLM)D019215 |
| 9 (RLIN) |
13280 |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
| Genre/form data or focus term |
True crime stories. |
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lcgft |
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8501 |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Biographies. |
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lcgft |
| 9 (RLIN) |
5221 |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
| Relationship information |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Jonusas, Susan. |
| Title |
Hell's half-acre |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
New York : Viking, 2022 |
| International Standard Book Number |
9781984879844 |
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(DLC) 2021024139 |
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.b173038190 |
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Book |