Ebook {Epub PDF} Indiana Gothic: A Story of Adultery and Murder in an American Family by Pope Brock

Indiana Gothic, a scrupulously honest exploration of an illicit relationship that led to murder three generations back in the author's family, will surely become a classic of modern American writing. The early years of Ham Dillon's life on a small farm in the mid-west are sketched with perceptive detail and a . An aspiring young Indiana politician, Dillon was shot to death in by his own brother-in-law, Link Hale--a man half-crazed with anger and grief over the fact that his wife, Allie, had just borne Ham a child. To add another twist, Allie Hale was more than just Ham Dillon's lover; she was also his wife's only sister. Fascinated by this revelation, Pope Brock began his research. In Indiana Gothic. Indiana Gothic paints a picture of the consequences of adultery and of murder in southwestern rural Indiana in the early s. Although the book is a work of fiction, the events have an historical basis.

Indiana Gothic by Brock, Pope. Nan A. Talese. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Pope Brock is the author of the critically acclaimed Indiana Gothic: A Story of Adultery and Murder in an American Family, the story of his great-grandfather's murder in , and Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam. Brock has written for numerous publications, including Rolling Stone, Esquire, GQ, and the London Sunday Times Magazine. Journalist Pope Brock grew up ignorant of his family's most closely guarded secret. It was only when his great-aunt was dying that he learned the true circumstances surrounding the death of his great-grandfather Ham Dillon. An aspiring young Indiana politician, Dillon was shot to death in by his own brother-in-law, Link Hale--a man half.

Indiana Gothic paints a picture of the consequences of adultery and of murder in southwestern rural Indiana in the early s. Although the book is a work of fiction, the events have an historical basis. Publisher description for Indiana gothic: a story of adultery and murder in an American family / Pope Brock. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog. In "Indiana Gothic: A Story of Adultery and Murder in an American Family," Brock tracks down his family's secret, but he has to go back almost a century to find it.