{"product_id":"season-of-terror-the-espinosas-in-central-colorado-march-october-1863-timberline-books","title":"Season of Terror: The Espinosas in Central Colorado, March–October 1863 (Timberline Books)","description":"Season of Terror is the first book-length treatment of the little-known true story of the Espinosas—serial murderers with a mission to kill every Anglo in Civil War–era Colorado Territory—and the men who brought them down.\n\nFor eight months during the spring and fall of 1863, brothers Felipe Nerio and José Vivián Espinosa and their young nephew, José Vincente, New Mexico–born Hispanos, killed and mutilated an estimated thirty-two victims before their rampage came to a bloody end. Their motives were obscure, although they were members of the Penitentes, a lay Catholic brotherhood devoted to self-torture in emulation of the sufferings of Christ, and some suppose they believed themselves inspired by the Virgin Mary to commit their slaughters.\n\nUntil now, the story of their rampage has been recounted as lurid melodrama or ignored by academic historians. Featuring a fascinating array of frontier characters, Season of Terror exposes this neglected truth about Colorado’s past and examines the ethnic, religious, political, military, and moral complexity of the controversy that began as a regional incident but eventually demanded the attention of President Lincoln.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1607322366\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1607322366.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Price, Charles F.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41575670186042,"sku":"DBV.1607322366.G","price":49.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1607322366-0.jpg?v=1785643897","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/season-of-terror-the-espinosas-in-central-colorado-march-october-1863-timberline-books","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}