little house on the prairie book collection

The tale of the murderous Benders really brings home the fact that the Wild West was dangerous. It adds a bit of entertainment to the story. The kindle book version of this story uses Kindle-In-Motion.so the cover, some of the illustrations and text has animations. I have partial hearing loss but was easily able to hear and understand this entire audio book. He reads at a nice, even pace and his voice is easily understandable. This is non-fiction so if documentaries on history/true crime are not interesting for you, it might be best to pass on this collection.Steven Weber narrates.

Little Slaughterhouse on the Prairie is a short read.the audio is just under 1 hour and 20 minutes long. I love the mix of history and true crime story.so I'm enjoying the stories in this collection. There are six stories of true crime in the collection. Little Slaughterhouse on the Prairie is the second tale in the Bloodlands Collection from Audible/Amazon Originals. It's a mystery that will never be solved.the answers lost to time. Her family no longer lived in the area when Benders crimes came to light. Laura Ingalls Wilder even added to the mystery by saying she believed her father joined a vigilante group that killed the Benders.but the time lines just don't add up. At one point, a woman was put on trial for possibly being a Bender, but her identity couldn't be proven. None of the family members was ever seen again. It's not known whether the family was quietly murdered by vigilantes or if they escaped off into the night to commit crimes elsewhere. Schechter gives the facts in an interesting manner, touching not only on the crimes but on the disappearance of the family after their crimes were discovered.

I grew up in Kansas and the tale of the murderous Benders is still told to this day.

It just wasn't safe to travel the Kansas prairie alone when the Benders were around. Sometimes they killed for the money solitary travellers carried.sometimes seemingly just for fun. The family smashed in the skulls of many guests, stealing their belongings and disposing of the bodies.

They offered travelers hot meals and a place to sleep, but served up murder and robbery as well. The Benders ran an inn on the Kansas prairie. Little Slaughterhouse on the Prairie tells the story of the Bender family. Not just from weather and om people, too. A great adventure! But, moving west and settling in mostly unsettled, still wild areas also held many dangers. I grew up reading the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Little house on the prairie book collection