by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
By Hank Nuwer This is the story of George Washington Clear, born in 1849, the youngest son of Phillip and Mrs. Clear. On June 7, 1871, Clear married a young woman from Union City, IN, named Anna Moist. George and Anna soon raised a baby they...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
By Hank Nuwer I became fascinated with the history of 19th century Chinese workers in America while conducting research for my historical novel, Sons of the Dawn: A Basque Odyssey.” In one chapter, an Idaho buckaroo attempts to cut off the queue...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 4, 2025 | Alaska Tales, True Crime
When Death Stalked the Cannery Floor By Hank Nuwer Margaret Andrianoff was born to a Japanese mother, her father unknown. Fisherman Constantine (Costia) Andrianoff and his Alaska Native wife Annie adopted her, according to the 1900 U.S. Census. Margaret, also...
by Hank Nuwer | Mar 29, 2025 | Alaska Tales, True Crime
McNeil Island prisoner William Dempsey was one of three convicts on a road gang who escaped the Washington State prison in 1940. Dempsey and two other road-gang prisoners took advantage of dense fog conditions on January 30, 1940 to attempt a getaway from the...
by Hank Nuwer | Mar 8, 2025 | Alaska Tales, True Crime
Daredevil of the Skies, Floyd Andrew DeHay, aka Frank Dorbrandt By Hank Nuwer Alaska’s wide spaces, upper-level win currents, and landing fields in questionable condition made flying in pioneer days before World War Two required pilots with uncommon skill, guts and...
