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Johnny Bob : The Life and Times of John R. Harrell of Louisville, Illinois by Cary O'Dell (2022, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherFonthill Media LLC

ISBN-101634994000

ISBN-139781634994002

eBay Product ID (ePID)22057265437

Product Key Features

Book TitleJohnny Bob : the Life and Times of John R. Harrell of Louisville, Illinois

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicUnited States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorCary O'dell

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight0.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.5 in

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SynopsisJohn R. "Johnny Bob" Harrell's life spanned religious leadership, criminal fugitive status, and a controversial role as a right-wing provocateur. "Visionary," "Man of God," "Cult Leader," "Fugitive," "Inmate," "Patriot." John R. Harrell of Louisville, IL, far better known as "Johnny Bob," was--rightfully or not--called all those things during his long, colorful life. A deeply religious, independently wealthy man, in the 1960s, Harrell was known throughout the Midwest for his eccentric estate (which included a full-size replica of Washington's Mt. Vernon) and the rogue Louisville-based religious colony he founded which many labeled a "cult." In August of 1961, U.S. federal agents stormed his Louisville property to retrieve an AWOL Marine who had taken refuge on Harrell's "sovereign" grounds. This military action, involving over 100 armed officers, was national news and set off a chain of events in the U.S. courts, in military tribunals, and eventually across the United States as Harrell and his family became fugitives, running from the law. This book retraces Johnny Bob Harrell's nine decades from his claims of an early "miracle" healing to the founding of his religious community to the '61 siege, and Harrell's subsequent life as fugitive, federal inmate, and right-wing provocateur.