Local Author and Historian Set to Release New Book This Week Titled: Gothic Huron: Heroes, Rogues, Murders, Daring, Bawdy Houses and Other Tales

A new book Gothic Huron: Heroes, Rogues, Murders, Daring, Bawdy Houses and Other Tales by local author and historian David Yates is set to be released this week. It is Yates' fifth book in the series and covers the period from the War of 1812 to Queen Victoria's death in 1901.

 Yates explains that during the era of the Gothic revival in the nineteenth century, most Huron County residents were hard-working, profoundly Christian who lived austere lives. They also had a profound fascination with death and were fascinated by devilish criminal acts or heroic deeds, of which there are many tales in Yates' book.  Indeed, it is the era of the death cult, where murder and acts of valour were entertaining object lessons discussed by their neighbours.

Gothic Huron is like an old Victorian chest of drawers filled with sepia toned photos and treasures from Huron County's forgotten past. Gothic Huron is available at Finchers' Gift Shop in Goderich; the Blyth Citizen and the Bayfield Village Book Shop.