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Wicked Decatur
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- Creator
- Troy Taylor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Charleston ; London : History Press, 2011
- Physical Details
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- 124 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781609491604, 1609491602
- OCLC
- ocn701493950
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [123]-124).
- Carved out of the prairie : Decatur's early years -- Death rides the rails : murder, crime, and Decatur's railroads -- Law and disorder : history of the Decatur Police Department -- "If you can't find a drink, you're not trying hard enough!" : prohibition in Decatur -- Rolling the bones : gambling in Decatur -- Decatur : kidnapping central -- Decatur's vice districts -- Red lights on the prairie : prostitution in Decatur -- The end of the crime era -- Death by another's hand : a collection of Decatur's most infamous murders