Essay Archive - The Legend of Baby Doe
The Legend of Baby Doe
John Burke, a former newspaperman, has published biographies,
mysteries, popular histories, and juvenile biographies. He has written
biographies on Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, George Thomas, and many
others.
Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt was born in 1854 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Her parents were Irish immigrants and brought fourteen children into the
world, though several children died in birth. Elizabeth was their fourth
daughter. Her father, Peter McCourt, was a tailor.
During years following the Civil War, there was a ....
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