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Who Killed Chester Pray?
Nicholas Clapp
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Description for Who Killed Chester Pray?
Paperback. Seeking his fortune in the early 1900s, young prospector-assayer Chester Pray filched a Nevada sheriff's horses, stole gold belonging to a US Senator, and ultimately discovered one of the richest lodes ever in Death Valley. Then, Pray was shot dead in the night. By who? Why? As many as seven individuals had ample cause to kill Chester Pray. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: FJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Written in the newly recognized nonfiction genre of historical reconstruction, ""Who Killed Chester Pray?"" transports the reader to a last, grand hurrah of the American West. Seeking his fortune in the early 1900s, young prospector-assayer Chester Pray filched a Nevada sheriff's horses, stole gold belonging to a U.S. Senator, and ultimately discovered one of the richest lodes ever in Death Valley. Then, Pray was shot dead in the night. By who? Why? As many as seven individuals had ample cause to kill Chester Pray. His new partners? Gunslinger ""Diamondfield Jack""? Even pretty Clara, his fiancee? The psychologically compelling answer is ... Read more
Written in the newly recognized nonfiction genre of historical reconstruction, ""Who Killed Chester Pray?"" transports the reader to a last, grand hurrah of the American West. Seeking his fortune in the early 1900s, young prospector-assayer Chester Pray filched a Nevada sheriff's horses, stole gold belonging to a U.S. Senator, and ultimately discovered one of the richest lodes ever in Death Valley. Then, Pray was shot dead in the night. By who? Why? As many as seven individuals had ample cause to kill Chester Pray. His new partners? Gunslinger ""Diamondfield Jack""? Even pretty Clara, his fiancee? The psychologically compelling answer is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
La Frontera Publishing United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Wyoming, United States
ISBN
9780978563424
SKU
V9780978563424
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About Nicholas Clapp
Nicholas Clapp, author, filmmaker, and amateur archaeologist, has been called by some ""the real Indiana Jones."" He has received more than seventy major film awards including Emmys and Academy Award nominations. His published works include the acclaimed The Road to Ubar and Sheba: Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen.
Reviews for Who Killed Chester Pray?
Who Killed Chester Pray? provides new and revealing information about one of Death Valley's most provocative unsolved mysteries. Author Nicholas Clapp's intensive research and use of a flowing narrative result in a wonderfully readable book that not only probes the dark side of human nature, but presents an exciting picture of the American mining West of the early 20th century. ... Read more