Ries, Judi. Ed O'Kelley; The Man who Killed the Man who Killed Jesse James.
A 118 page biography of Edward Capehart O'Kelley, a great-great uncle of the author. This book discusses O'Kelley's early life, events surrounding the murder of Bob Ford in the silver mining camp at Creede, Colorado. Kelley's incarceration in the Colorado State Penitentiary (1892-1902), and his own death in the streets of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1904. The books also dispels many of the inaccuracies written about O'Kelley. Many photos including O'Kelley's mug shot, Bob Ford, Soapy Smith, and street scenes of Creede.
Winner of the Milton Perry Best Book Award (1994-95)
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