The gruesome saga of the Black Donnellys has been heavily mythologized beginning with the first book published on the story by Thomas Kelley in 1954. A thick layer of rumour, legend and hearsay has built up around the facts of the case. But one thing is clear — no one who reads this book will ever forget the murderous events that occurred near the town of Lucan, Ontario, in the 1870s.
This new edition has been updated to include numerous black and white and colour photos pertaining to the infamous Donnelly family.
Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1 A New Land
Chapter 2 The Fuse is Lit
Chapter 3 Hit First, Talk Later
Chapter 4 Stage Coaches and Wedding Belles
Chapter 5 A Rival Dispatched
Chapter 6 Law and Disorder
Chapter 7 A Missing Cow
Chapter 8 Bad Moon Rising
Chapter 9 A Dirge for the Donnellys
Chapter 10 Requiem
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Author’s Note
About the Author
Photo Credits
Index
NATE HENDLEY is the author of several true-crime books, including profiles of bank robber Edwin Alonzo Boyd and American gangsters Dutch Schultz and Al Capone. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.
