Wicked Albuquerque

by Cody Polston

Overview

Albuquerque's early lawless reputation rivaled that of Dodge City and Tombstone. Its red-light district was known as Hell's Half Acre. Brothel owner Lizzy McGrath once had a local church demolished to build her new bordello. Milt Yarberry, the town's first marshal, was hanged for murder. And the controversial Elfego Baca, who had the gall to face Pancho Villa, survived a thirty-six-hour gunfight unscathed. Author Cody Polston presents the tales of those who slipped through the cracks of morality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467137980
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	10/09/2017
Series:	Wicked
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,037,290
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Cody Polston is a historian who enjoys giving tours of Albuquerque and other historic sites in New Mexico. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs including Dead Famous (Biography Channel), Weird Travels (Travel Channel) and In Her Mother's Footsteps (Lifetime Channel exclusive), as well as Extreme Paranormal and The Ghost Prophecies (both A&E network). Cody is the author of four books on paranormal topics, the host and producer of the popular podcast Ecto Radio and the writer for Ghosthunter X magazine. He is the founder of the Southwest Ghost Hunter's Association and has been investigating paranormal claims since 1985.

Table of Contents

Preface 7

Part I The Wicked Wild West 9

The Sandia Mountain Desperado 10

No Justice for Marshal McGuire 14

The Four-Legged Bootlegger 18

Part II Wicked Old Town 21

The Old Town Ruffian 21

The Judge Who Fined the Dead 30

The Wayward Priest 37

Part III Wicked New Town 44

The Lilly of Copper Avenue 45

The Murderous Sheriff 54

Hell's Half Acre 64

Balloons, Daredevils and Death 77

Part IV The Wicked Art of War 85

The Battle of Albuquerque 85

The Price of Treason 93

Lost Cannons and Legends 101

Part V Atomic Wickedness 109

Doomsday in Albuquerque 109

Trinity and the Soviet Spy Ring 114

Bibliography 123

About the Author 127