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When Death Rode the Rails: Some strange deaths along Oklahoma Rails, 1900-1920
Developed from an intriguing monograph which excited interest among law enforcement and amateur sleuths alike, WHEN DEATH RODE THE RAILS questions if a serial killer may have worked the rail systems of early day Oklahoma. Her ongoing research has uncovered some very interesting additional finds and some possible out of state links to similar deaths. The manuscript explores early railroad history and chronicles intriguing deaths reported from 1900-1920 along Oklahoma rail roads. Along the way, other fascinating historical details emerge including a series of multi-state ax welding killings where the assailant also used the rails. Whorl Books, 'Haunted By History' series.
188 pages, Paperback
First published June 14, 2011
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Marilyn A. Hudson
41 books11 followersWith a love of story, intrigued by history, and always asking questions...Marilyn A. Hudson combines all of her skills to craft works rich in history, human emotion, and mystery.
Her professional experiences include being a Director of Library Services in a university and prior, she served as public services librarian for the Metropolitan Library System and as a library media specialist for Norman Public Schools. Listed in the 1997 Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, she was the 2002 recipient of the OLA Outstanding New Librarian Award, and member of the Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, Golden Key, and Phi Kappa Phi.
Her general research interests are in history, especially social, religious, and church history; women’s studies; mythology, folklore and storytelling.
Hudson was lead writer and editor of the book, One Night Club and A Mule Barn: The First 60 Years of Southwestern Christian University and authored, Those Pesky Verses of Paul: Examining Women in the New Testament, Elephant Hips are Expensive, The Bones of Summer, The Mound, When Death Rode the Rails, Noel Brooks, and others. She received a B.A. in History and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Oklahoma.
Her most recent work is the launching of a series featuring a steam punk slueth named "Madame Delaine."
Her professional experiences include being a Director of Library Services in a university and prior, she served as public services librarian for the Metropolitan Library System and as a library media specialist for Norman Public Schools. Listed in the 1997 Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, she was the 2002 recipient of the OLA Outstanding New Librarian Award, and member of the Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, Golden Key, and Phi Kappa Phi.
Her general research interests are in history, especially social, religious, and church history; women’s studies; mythology, folklore and storytelling.
Hudson was lead writer and editor of the book, One Night Club and A Mule Barn: The First 60 Years of Southwestern Christian University and authored, Those Pesky Verses of Paul: Examining Women in the New Testament, Elephant Hips are Expensive, The Bones of Summer, The Mound, When Death Rode the Rails, Noel Brooks, and others. She received a B.A. in History and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Oklahoma.
Her most recent work is the launching of a series featuring a steam punk slueth named "Madame Delaine."
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