{"product_id":"the-boy-who-shot-the-sheriff-the-redemption-of-herbert-niccolls-jr-paperback","title":"The Boy Who Shot the Sheriff: The Redemption of Herbert Niccolls Jr. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Bartley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1931, a 12-year-old boy shot and killed the sheriff of Asotin, Washington. The incident stunned the small town and a mob threatened to hang him. Both the crime and Herbert Niccolls's eventual sentence of life imprisonment at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla drew national attention, only to be buried later in local archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist Nancy Bartley has conducted extensive research to construct a compelling narrative of the events and characters that make this a unique episode in the history of criminal justice in the United States. Niccolls became a cause for Father Flanagan of Boys Town, who took to the airwaves, imploring listeners to write Governor Hartley on the boy's behalf. The bitter campaign put Hartley in such a negative light that he lost his bid for reelection. Under a new and progressive warden, Niccolls thrived in prison. Inmates like physician Peter Miller and literary agent James Ashe became his tutors, finding that Niccolls had an insatiable appetite for knowledge. During the deadly 1934 prison riot at Walla Walla, several prisoners kept him from harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiccolls was finally released from prison in his early twenties. He went to work at 20th Century Fox in Hollywood, where he kept his secret for the rest of his long life. \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Shot the Sheriff\u003c\/i\u003e explores this little-known story of a young boy's fate in the juvenile justice system during the bloodiest years in the nation's penitentiaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch the trailer: http: \/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jRKFFQDgW20\u0026amp;list=UUge4MONgLFncQ1w1C_BnHcw\u0026amp;index=6\u0026amp;feature=plcp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Bartley has published in the \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times, Washington Post, Sydney Morning Herald, Toronto Star, Houston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHome Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.97 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washington State Book Award (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47626865803523,"sku":"9780295992457","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/dFdNTGdicWd1SkRVOVYwT2lsVG9Zdz09.webp?v=1768362718","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/products\/the-boy-who-shot-the-sheriff-the-redemption-of-herbert-niccolls-jr-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}