Murder & Mayhem in Boise - Book Signing
Category: Events Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Dec 9, 2022 6pm
Location
Rediscovered Books - Boise
180 N 8th St
Details
Looking for the perfect gift for lovers of local history? Mark Iverson and Jeff Wade will be signing Murder & Mayhem in Boise at our downtown location.Shortly after the nearby discovery of gold in 1862, outlaws and ruffians from all over began to congregate in newly platted Boise City. One of the city's only recorded pistol duels settled a dispute between a covetous husband and the lover of a young damsel--both happened to be lawyers. After getting busted running a long con, the King of Boise's Underworld was sent to the penitentiary. What could be called the area's first mass shooting occurred when an Alaskan gold miner sought revenge against the young woman who stood him up. A local postmaster found himself in a notorious case of a love triangle gone wrong. And, a death cult returned the mummy of one of its followers to Boise. Authors Mark Iverson and Jeff Wade go beyond the traditional histories to gain an appreciation for the lives often willfully removed from history's pages and thus forgotten.About the AuthorsMARK IVERSON grew up in Seattle, Washington, where he followed around bands like Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. Mark joined the Peace Corps and spent time in the Balkans. He moved to Idaho in 2009 and founded IdaHistory in 2019. He earned his Master’s Degree in history from BSU. He is a huge rock music fan and collects vintage Star Wars toys that he tells his children not to touch.
JEFF WADE was born here in the greatest state of the Union. He holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice and has worked in public service for almost thirteen years. He published his first book, Brave as a Lion: Jeff Standifer and the Knights of the Golden Circle, in December 2019 and was the creator, cohost, and producer of Cascadia Podcast: History of the Pacific Northwest. He loves metal and can’t get much work done without listening to it.
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