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Gold Camp Desperadoes
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Plot Summary of Gold Camp Desperadoes
"This book chronicles the lives of several outlaws in the Pacific Northwest. Most of these outlaws operated out of the mining camps that developed around gold rush areas. They always attracted the criminal element, looking to get their piece of the pie without having to work for it. Harry Orchard is one of the most infamous, having blown up mines for the miner's union and killing an ex-governor of Idaho, at the direction of the miner's union. This book about outlaws of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington."
BethG, Resident Scholar



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Plot
job/profession: - criminal (general)
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1800's

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - accused criminal
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American (!)
How sensitive is this person? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Small town? Yes
Century: - 18th century

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel? - concerned
Commentary on society? Yes
Commentary on - justice system - wicked men
Writer's slant towards subject: - neutral
Story of entire life, or part? - story of nearly entire life
Is this a biography of several people? Yes
Pictures/Illustrations? - More 6-10 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 51%-75% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story? - 0-25% of book
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