The Bootlegger Leslea Newman Willie saddled his horse and

Willie saddled his horse and went looking for justice and for the answer to the puzzle of why these horrible crimes were committed

to the reflective closing section which gives its title to the book

unblinking eye-witness

Andrew Luck and others choosing early retirement over the threat to their long-term health

the book emphasizes the often-overlooked narrative impulse that drives killers

The Bootlegger Leslea Newman Willie saddled his horse andThis extraordinary account of a struggling midwestern coal town profiles small time bootlegger Kelly Wagle, whose mysterious career and suspected involvement with two unsolved murder cases had a profound and lasting impact on his community. In unraveling the process by which Colchester, Illinois, lost its grip on the American promise, John Hallwas reveals this remote corner of the Midwest as a true reflection of the quintessential American