{"product_id":"the-plea-patricia-l-bryan-9781609388393","title":"The Plea: The True Story of Young Wesley Elkins and His Struggle for Redemption","description":"\u003cb\u003e2023 Midwest Book Awards in Nonfiction - History, Regional, winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a moonlit night in 1889, Iowa farmer John Elkins and his young wife, Hattie, were brutally murdered in their bed. Eight days later, their son, eleven-year-old Wesley Elkins, was arrested and charged with murder. The community reeled with shock by both the gruesome details of the homicides and the knowledge of the accused perpetrator--a small, quiet boy weighing just 75 pounds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accessible and fast-moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Plea \u003c\/i\u003edelivers a complete, complex, and nuanced narrative of this horrific crime, while shedding light on the legal, social, and political environment of Iowa and the country in the late 1800s and early 1900s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia L. Bryan, Thomas Wolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609388399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609388393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Patricia L. Bryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945727721727,"sku":"9781609388393","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d71a2629-7c09-4881-bf57-88797c33290e.jpg?v=1681509547","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-plea-patricia-l-bryan-9781609388393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}