Compass in the Blood

Year of Publication	2001
Publication Type	Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes	263 p.
Language	English
Contributors	Author: William E. Coles Jr.
Publisher	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
City	New York
Genre	Children's Young Adult Mystery Campus
Keywords	Roman Catholics German Americans Pittsburgh Police Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) legal profession jailbreaks Jack Biddle (1872-1902) Ed Biddle (1876-1902) Kate Soffel (1867-1909) jail wardens college students judges journalists homosexuality Alexander Berkman (1870-1936) "Pittsburgh Memoranda" (1935) Protestants
Abstract	Dee Armstrong, a first-year journalism student at Pitt, is inspired to re-investigate the 1902 jailbreak of the notorious Biddle Brothers with help from the prison warden's wife, Kate Soffel. The young reporter learns Mrs. Soffel kept a secret prison diary and she sets out to find it despite many obstacles.
Author Biography	William Coles (1932-2005) was born in New Jersey and for years was professor and director of composition at the University of Pittsburgh.
Time	1902-2000s
Places	Allegheny River Monongahela River Ohio River Allegheny County Pittsburgh North Side Troy Hill Troy Hill Cemetery Marshall-Shadeland Western Penitentiary (1882) South Side Mt. Washington Squirrel Hill Smithfield E. End Cemetery Lawrenceville Oakland University of Pittsburgh Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh East Liberty Highland Park Downtown Allegheny County Jail (1886) Allegheny County Courthouse Bloomfield W. Penn Hospital Beechview Lutz-Beinhauer Funeral Home Ross Twp. H. Samson Funeral Home
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