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The Port of Missing Men: Billy Gohl, Labor, and Brutal Times in the Pacific Northwest

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A compelling biography of the Ghoul of Grays Harbor In the early twentieth century so many dead bodies surfaced in the rivers around Aberdeen, Washington, that they were nicknamed the "floater fleet." When Billy Gohl (1873-1927), a powerful union official, was arrested for murder, local newspapers were quick to suggest that he was responsible for many of those deaths, perhaps even dozens-thus launching the legend of the Ghoul of Grays Harbor. More than a true-crime tale, The Port of Missing Men sheds light on the lives of ...

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The Port of Missing Men: Billy Gohl, Labor, and Brutal Times in the Pacific Northwest 2022, University of Washington Press, Seattle

ISBN-13: 9780295751207

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The Port of Missing Men: Billy Gohl, Labor, and Brutal Times in the Pacific Northwest 2020, University of Washington Press, Seattle

ISBN-13: 9780295747415

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