Description:
Ladd Hamilton's vivid storytelling brings to life the infamous murder of popular Lewiston merchant Lloyd Magruder in the Bitterroot Mountains during the 1860s Idaho-Montana gold rush.
Brief description:
Following his retirement in 1987 as senior editor and columnist of the Lewiston Morning Tribune, Ladd Hamilton taught journalism at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho.
Review Quotes:
"Hamilton has done an admirable job of re-creating the gritty lives and times of these historical characters."
--The New York Times Book Review