How Long to Read Minnesota's Oldest Murder Mystery

How Long Does it Take to Read Minnesota's Oldest Murder Mystery?

It takes the average reader to read Minnesota's Oldest Murder Mystery by Gary John Brueggemann

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

On September 27, 1839, the battered body of a middle-aged Irishman was found by some Dakota Indian boys. The corpse washed up along the Mississippi River shore, about seven miles downstream from Fort Snelling near the ancient Indian landmark the non-Indians called Carver's Cave. It was the body of Sgt. John Hays, a popular former soldier, who, prior to his disappearance twenty-one days earlier, had been sharing a log shanty a few miles upriver from the cave with his friend and business partner, Edward Phelan (or Phalen). Before the year was over, Phelan was arrested and charged with the murder of his friend. This is the first book to focus on this historic murder and the first thorough biography of Phelan, a notorious pioneer intimately involved in the making of St. Paul and founding of Minnesota. Was he guilty? All investigative reports and records of Phelan's trial were mysteriously lost and no newspapers covered the story. However, in 1994, St. Paul historian Gary Brueggemann made an amazing discovery in the Minnesota Historical Society archives: hidden in the papers of Joseph R. Brown was Brown's original Justice of the Peace casebook which included his handwritten transcription of the Hay's murder hearing. Using this record, other primary sources, and drawing from decades of studying Minnesota and St. Paul history, the author theorizes a logical solution to Minnesota's oldest unsolved murder. Book jacket.

How long is Minnesota's Oldest Murder Mystery?

Minnesota's Oldest Murder Mystery by Gary John Brueggemann is 0 pages long, and a total of 0 words.

This makes it 0% the length of the average book. It also has 0% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Minnesota's Oldest Murder Mystery Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read Minnesota's Oldest Murder Mystery aloud.

What Reading Level is Minnesota's Oldest Murder Mystery?

Minnesota's Oldest Murder Mystery is suitable for students ages 2 and up.

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