The Harpe's Head


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The author presents this as a fictional story based on unnamed historical characters of frontier Kentucky.







Harpe's Head


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The Harpe's Head: A Legend of Kentucky


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The Harpe's Head: A Legend of Kentucky' is a non-fiction account about the crimes attributed to the Harpe brothers, Micajah "Big" Harpe, born Joshua Harper, and Wiley "Little" Harpe, born William Harper. They were murderers, highwaymen and river pirates who operated in Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Mississippi in the late 18th century. They are often considered the earliest documented serial killers in the United States history.




The Harpe's Head: A Legend of Kentucky


Book Description

The Harpe's Head: A Legend of Kentucky' is a non-fiction account about the crimes attributed to the Harpe brothers, Micajah "Big" Harpe, born Joshua Harper, and Wiley "Little" Harpe, born William Harper. They were murderers, highwaymen and river pirates who operated in Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Mississippi in the late 18th century. They are often considered the earliest documented serial killers in the United States history.







The Harpe's Head


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Excerpt from The Harpe's Head: A Legend of Kentucky I suspect, replied his companion, that you will not do the one nor the other. Public house there is none; you are now in Virginia, sir, where hospitality is not an article of trade; therefore you must of necessity lodge with a private gentleman. And you are under a mistake, if you think to dispatch your business to-mor row, or the next day, or under a week at least. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Harp's Head


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In 1799, confessed murderer Micajah Harp was caught, executed, and decapitated, his head displayed at a crossroads which became known as Harp's Head. More than 60 years later, as the Civil War rages, unexplained terror engulfs the river town of Greensburgh, Kentucky. A large, foreboding man with a savage neck scar stalks the streets at night. He calls himself ... Harp.