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In the winter of 1873, a small band of prospectors lost their way in the frozen wilderness of the Colorado Rockies. Months later, when the snow finally melted, only one of them emerged. His name was Alfred G. Packer, though he would soon become infamous throughout the country under a different name: “the Man-Eater.”
After the butchered remains of his five traveling companions were discovered in a secluded valley by the Gunnison River, Packer vanished for nine years, becoming the West’s most wanted man. What followed was a saga of evasion and retribution as the trial of the century worked to extricate fact from myth and Polly Pry, a once-famed pioneering journalist, took on the cause of Packer. Man-Eater is the definitive story of a legendary crime—a gripping tale of unspeakable suffering, the desperate struggle for survival, and the fight to uncover the truth.
- Sales Rank: #675422 in Books
- Published on: 2015-08-04
- Released on: 2015-08-04
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.00" w x 6.00" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 374 pages
Review
"A fascinating tale, and there's stacks of authentic Yank history here to feast on too." —Weekend Sport
“On the subject of dark crime in its many manifestations, Schechter is a writer worth getting to know.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer
“In a biography that is peppered with stories of the various characters and other acts of cannibalism, author Harold Schechter tells the tale of Packer, an epileptic, with excerpts from court records.” —The Denver Post
“Schechter writes in a highly engaging, well-paced style…offering so many intriguing nuggets to structure his tales that even readers who think they already know this story (like me) will come away enriched.” —Psychology Today
“Schechter relies on primary research and recent examinations into the exhumed bodies of Packer’s five victims to answer the question that has lingered for over a century: Was Packer truly a monster or merely a victim of his circumstances?” —New York Post
“Detailed and carefully researched…[a] fascinating tale.” —i09 True Crime
About the Author
Harold Schechter is a professor of American literature and culture. Renowned for his true-crime writing, he is the author of the nonfiction books Fatal, Fiend, Bestial, Deviant, Deranged, Depraved, and The Serial Killer Files. He lives in New York State.
For more information, visit www.haroldschechter.com.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
Tale of murder and Tragedy in the Wild West
By Simie
I received a ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. I was first introduced to Harold Schector was through his book Nevermore, which is a murder mystery with Poe as the detective and Davy Crockett as his 'assistant' in the proceedings. I later discovered that Schector seems to have an obsessive interest in the darker area of true crime with all his psycho/serial killer books! All that being said, I do find his books rather interesting and so, when I found a new book of his on Netgalley, I had to read it - maybe, I am a little crazy over serial killers.
Man-eater: The Saga of Alfred G. Packer, American Cannibal is a fascinating read to say the least. It is about Alfred Packer, a man who may have committed five murders and then feasted on the corpses. He definitely did eat the men, but he denied killing all of them. The man, himself goes through a number of changes in the book or I seem to think he is characterised in a number of different ways by those he meats and by those who decide to champion his bids for freedom. Packer was a solider, a miner, and then participated in one of the many rushes to discover silver/gold. During one of these rushes, he becomes a guide for party in search of gold and of course, things go wrong because they go off in the middle of winter and then, as the poem at beginning of the book says, six miners went into the mountains, but only one came back!
The book is not just about Packer; it uses him as a jumping point to discuss a number of different things. Schector gives us several little pieces of historical contexts, background on various cases of cannibalism - he mentions, the Donner Party and that nautical instances of cannibalism are mostly given a pass whereas those that are land based don't. Also, we are introduced to several different people who are involved, either as witnesses during the trail or who have become enmeshed in the campaign to exonerate Packer.
The book is divided into parts dealing with Packer, his trails, then his bids for freedom, and finally, his historical impact. Schector shares his views in a witty way and there is a lot of dark humour in the book. Unfortunately, the book does drag a bit, but only where it goes into the trial; however, I found the last section of the book hilarious. This section talks about the cultural impacts of Packer the Cannibal such as him being the inspiration for a couple of films, namely Cannibal! The Musical and the brilliant horror/western, Ravenous. Overall, I would recommend this book to those of us who enjoy our history through a slightly demented lens. Bon appetite!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
legendary crime story
By She Treads Softly
Man-Eater: The Life and Legend of an American Cannibal by Harold Schechter is a highly recommended nonfiction narrative about Alfred (Alferd) G. Packer, a prospector who was accused of cannibalism.
Six miners went into the mountains
to hunt for precious gold;
It was the middle of the winter,
the weather was dreadful cold.
Six miners went into the mountains,
they had nor food nor shack—
Six miners went into the mountains,
But only one came back.
"The Lost Miners"(or the Ballad of Alferd Packer; nineteenth century)
In 1873 Packer and a group of five other men set off through the high mountains of Colorado to seek their fortune in gold or silver. It was winter, a brutal time to be traveling through the mountains, and the men were lost and starving. Packer was the only man to make it out alive. Though he changed his story several times, it was widely believed that he killed the others and ate them in order to survive. Packer claimed, at one point, that the men were killed by another member of the group, Shannon Wilson Bell, who Packer in turned shot before Bell killed him. Then he did eat the flesh of his deceased companions to ward off starvation. It was also believed that he may have killed the other men to rob them; he did admittedly take money from the dead men.
Schechter covers Packer's two trials, along with a plethora of historical information to place the legendary crime story in context. He includes Polly Pry's efforts on Packer's behalf, and the cultural impact of Packer's story. For example, a cafeteria at the University of Colorado Boulder is named after Packer, several films and a musical based on the story have been made, and songs have been written about it. Schechter also discusses James Starr's efforts in to use modern forensic science techniques to resolve the questions surrounding Packer's case.
This is one of those books that is simply interesting to read. If you enjoy nonfiction about the late 1800s, prospectors, cases of cannibalism in US history, and sensational historical figures, this may be a good choice for you. Written in 50 short, well organized chapters, the book includes chapter notes and a bibliography.
(The spelling of the name Alfred as “Alferd” is because Packer didn’t know how to spell his name when younger and used the alternate misspelling.)
Disclosure: My Kindle edition was courtesy of Little A for review purposes.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Highly recommended, as are all Schechter's works-Can't wait till his next work!
By Amazon Customer
Schechter is now doing "narrative nonfiction" about famous (or once-famous) crimes and criminals, as opposed to his earlier works which are considered true crime nonfiction. The difference between the two categories seems to be a wider focus on the times in which the crime(s) were committed, rather than a focus upon just the life and crimes of one criminal. The difference is slight though, as Schechter has always included long sections of social history in his works, which add immeasurably to their interest. Certainly despite the "narrative" in the description, he does not indulge in the creation of dialogues and conversations , or pretensions of omniscience regarding his subject's private thoughts and emotions.
Man-Eater does give a straight forward recounting of Packer's crimes, his escape, his years on the run , his trials and ultimate conviction, his long years in prison culminating in a crusading reporter's efforts to win his release and pardon, followed by Packer's permanent entry into pop-culture mythology. But what's really fascinating is the way the reader sees "truth" not so much discovered as created: Packer's multiple and differing confessions , his evasions , his "penchant for self-serving fabrications" (p. 9), the utter loathing in which he was held by his party even before the crimes were committed, his "foul" letters to his own sister, his threats against witnesses and his own family members...All overlooked by his supporters, who want to see a person who (at the very least) sounds like an anti social personality, as a "dauntless embodiment of American manhood" : The end of the Wild West era made any relic of that period (even one as grisly as Packer) the object of sentimental sympathy. And so even Packer's most obvious lies wind up as the very "evidence" pointed to by his defenders : How can a man who was (allegedly ...)a scout for General Custer NOT be , if not completely innocent, than surely a man who was driven to commit horrific acts by sheer survival instincts alone?
Man-Eater is probably about as definitive a work as we're likely to get about criminal acts committed almost 150 years ago. Schechter has persuaded me that his "considered belief" (p 290) is the correct one....But the actual truth is known only to Packer and the five murdered men....
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