As the sun sets over the misty hills of Seattle, Washington, a storm of corruption is brewing. Within a month, a trial will commence that will expose the dark underbelly of a coal land scandal that has shaken the very foundations of the Alaska territory. At the center of the maelstrom are none other than Secretary of the Interior Charles Ballinger and Fred Dennett, the commissioner of the general land office.
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Key Facts
- State: WA
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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