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Mojave Green: The Life of James Mckinney Old West Serial Killer
Mojave Green: The Life of James Mckinney Old West Serial Killer
Mojave Green: The Life of James Mckinney Old West Serial Killer
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Mojave Green: The Life of James Mckinney Old West Serial Killer

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Mojave Green is a fresh and thorough account of a bad mans life.

Follow James McKinney as he grows from an Illinois farm boy to a young man working in a Missouri lead mine and then a Colorado gold mine to an adult who used, abused, and killed those close to him.

Mojave Green is a first-person account of McKinneys progression from innocence to being introduced to violence, going through a prison term, and turning into an utterly dangerous killer.

Lots of research and consideration filled the many gaps in McKinneys life with answers and descriptions to provide insights into McKinneys thoughts, feelings, and actions.

On record, McKinney killed six coworkers and friends but, because of a faulty gun, he was unable to kill several additional men.

And, because nobody ever interviewed McKinney about his life and activities during the three thousand five hundred miles he was chased by the law, the challenge was to describe McKinneys days.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateJan 31, 2017
ISBN9781524643881
Mojave Green: The Life of James Mckinney Old West Serial Killer
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Donald La Fon

At a young age my parents introduced me to the historical places near our home in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and helped develop a sense of appreciation for historical events. We visited the Battle of Tippecanoe battleground, the site of Fort Ouitanon, Fort Michilimackinac and other historic sites where I began learning about the people involved in historical events and places. My grandmothers also encouraged my research efforts. We spent days touring the old family home sites, visiting cemeteries where family members are buried, and relating family history. Later, my college education and my respect for my ancestors’ efforts enabled me to research and write about their experiences. I have visited other battle sites of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Civil War in Vincennes, Gettysburg, Franklin and Chattanooga, Tennesee, and King’s Mountain, South Carolina. I also have visited Greeneville, Tennessee, capitol of Franklin; Davy Crockett’s cabin; McKinney and Pineville, Kentucky; the Cumberland Gap; several presidents’ homes; Meramec Cavern; Washington, D.C., and Spruce Pine, North Carolina. I have walked where American heroes lived, fought, and died.  I have read their letters and diaries.  I have visited mines and swung a sledge in Spruce Pine, N.C., where my distant relatives worked and I have visited their gravesites, I have visited portions of the Erie Canal and have researched about the laborers who built it.  I have ridden on a train, a river boat, and canoed extensively in all seasons.  And, I have visited numerous libraries to gather information for my stories. All this research was done for the sake of authenticity in my writing and to honor our ancestors.

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