Death Beyond the
Willows
by Greg Peck
“Greg Peck’s work is a breath of fresh air,”
says Ben Logan, author of the popular Wisconsin book The Land Remembers.
Death Beyond the
Willows
is a true story of rural history surrounding the shocking 1927 tragedy in
Portage, Wisconsin that befell a couple from Dane County on their wedding day.
It’s a story about the family farm and how we’re losing that part of our
heritage. It’s a story about an old Chevy in the days when highways still
offered primitive transportation. It’s a story about spirituality and a clash
of religions that divided the two families—with dramatic and surprising twists.
And it’s a story that emphasizes how every person, every life, holds a library
of stories.
This newly released
edition includes fresh graphics designed to enhance readership.
The
Pirkl family tree will help readers follow who’s who among the many relatives.
Maps
pinpoint clusters of key locations.
A new
cover is tastefully designed.
An
Afterword tells how the book inspired bus tours of key sites and of stunning
coincidental stories that emerged and brought this rich history full circle.
Peck
spent years researching this tragedy, which inspired the late Zona Gale, a
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and native of Portage, to write a fictional short
story, “Bridal Pond.” The book weaves the true, full story, and the writers spent
months working on and publishing this update.
To
purchase: Greg will ship a signed copy for $20. It would make a good Christmas
gift. Please pass the word! Send checks to him.
Greg
Peck
1421
Eastwood Ave.
Janesville,
WI 53545
Also available as a paperback on Amazon
Rattlesnake Valley Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0983060147
$15.26
About the author:
Greg Peck is Opinion page
editor of The Gazette in Janesville, Wis. He graduated from Marshall High
School in Marshall, Wis., in 1975. A 1979 graduate of the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh, he has worked and written for Wisconsin newspapers the past
34 years. He has won a variety of journalism and nonfiction awards from the
Wisconsin Newspaper Association, the Inland Press Association and the Wisconsin Writers Association. He serves on the board of directors of the WWA.
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