Edmund Creffield and his "Holy Roller" religious cult made headlines in the Northwest in 1903. Few people in Oregon and Washington today are aware of the shocking events that destroyed families and divided communities. A century later, their descendents still don't talk about what happened. "A gripping book offering special insight into the dark side of mass psychology, religious hysteria and unbridled charismatic religious authority." The Midwest Book Review ( Midwest Book Review ) --The Midwest Book Review T. McCracken lives in Waldport, Oregon. She teaches Natural History for Lane Community College and works as a naturalist on the Discovery, a ship that does sea life cruises out of Newport. Robert Blodgett lives in Corvallis, Oregon. He is a paleontologist/stratigrapher unravelling the fossil and rock record of ancient western North America. Used Book in Good Condition