Main Street Mayhem: Crime, Murder & Justice in Downtown Paragould, 1888-1932 - Paperback

by Dan Stidham (Foreword by), Erik J. Wright (Author)

Main Street Mayhem: Crime, Murder & Justice in Downtown Paragould, 1888 - 1932 explores some of the forgotten episodes of explosive violence in an Arkansas railroad town. Through extensive investigations by award-winning historian Erik Wright, numerous stories are uncovered from the escape of Arkansas murder suspect James Trammell to Australia to the fumbled highway robbery and murder of young Lewis Reynolds. 2018 revised second edition includes a 20-page chapter on outlaw Frank "Jelly" Nash. Illustrated with sources and a foreword by Dan Stidham, Main Street Mayhem is sure to please the scholar and the casual reader.

Author Biography

Award-winning historian is an expert on southwestern borderlands crime and violence. His work has appeared in numerous popular magazines, newspapers and scholarly journals since 2001. Wright works as the assistant editor of the National Tombstone Epitaph and he lives in Paragould, Arkansas.