Denise White Parkinson

Daughter of the White River (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The tragic, true story of Helen Spence, the teenager who murdered her father's killers in the insulated lower White River area of Arkansas in 1931. The once-thriving houseboat communities along Arkansas's White River are long gone, and few remember the sensational murder story that set local darling Helen Spence on a tragic path. In 1931, Spence shocked Arkansas when she avenged her father's murder in a DeWitt courtroom. The state soon discovered that no prison could hold her. For the first time, prison records are unveiled to provide an essential portrait. Join author Denise Parkinson for an intimate look at a Depression-era tragedy. The legend of Helen Spence refuses to be forgotten-despite her unmarked grave. "Most memorably, Parkinson evokes the natural beauty of the White River itself. But more importantly, she's given Helen Spence, daughter of the river, a sympathetic hearing-something in its pulp version of events Daring Detective did not."-Memphis Flyer "Denise details Helen's life, from the murder of her father to the horrific treatment she received at the hands of the law, including how prison officials seemed to entice her to escape a final time, with the attempt culminating in her murder."-Only in Arkansas

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781625840134
• Artikelnr.: 40391533

Autorenporträt

Denise Parkinson is a freelance writer living in Hot Springs, Arkansas. A graduate of Hendrix College, Parkinson's writing appears in a range of publications, including the Arkansas Democrat, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Times, Little Rock Free Press, Memphis Flyer and Cooper-Young Lamplighter. Since 2008, she has been the lead writer for Hot Springs Life and Home magazine. Dale Woodiel was born and raised on the banks of the White River in Crockett's Bluff, Arkansas. He teaches humanities at the University of Hartford.