Speaking Ill Of The Dead Jerks In Ohio History

Author : Susan Sawyer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781493018925

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Ohio History by Susan Sawyer Pdf

Each volume in this series features fifteen to twenty short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given city, state, or region of the U.S. The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in these entertaining yet informing books. Ohio has more than its fair share of stories of women who chose arsenic as the way to eliminate "problems" from their lives, along with corrupt politicians, thieves, unscrupulous gamblers, and other con artists. Read about Dr. John Cook Bennett, who made a fortunate off his belief that diplomas were better bought than earned; Olympic gold medalist James Snook, whose sordid affair took a deadly turn; and Nancy Farrar, whose culpability for one man's murder was as unclear as her mental status.

Author : John Mckay
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780762791149

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Georgia History by John Mckay Pdf

The lives of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary--if misunderstood--thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes, jerks, and evil doers from history all get their due in the short essays featured in these enlightening, informative, books. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Georgia History features 15 short biographies of nefarious characters, from wicked pirate Edward Teach to John Gatewood, a ruthless Confederate guerilla fighter during the Civil War.

Author : Emilee Hines
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780762767601

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Washington, D.C., History by Emilee Hines Pdf

Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Washington, D.C., history features 15 short biographies of notorious badguys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful anti-heroes from the history of the nation's capital.

Author : Phyllis Perry
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780762768028

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Colorado History by Phyllis Perry Pdf

Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Colorado History features 17 short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Centennial State.

Author : Adam Selzer,William Griffith
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780762791125

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Chicago History by Adam Selzer,William Griffith Pdf

A delightfully wicked look at the badly behaved characters who shaped the history of the Windy City through their deeds and misdeeds. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Chicago History features twenty-five short profiles of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Windy City. It reveals the dark side of some well-known and even revered characters from Chicago's past—both part-time Jerks and others who were Jerks through and through.

Author : Jodie Foley,Jon Axline
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780762768431

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Montana History by Jodie Foley,Jon Axline Pdf

A delightfully wicked look at the badly behaved characters who shaped the history of Montana through their deeds and misdeeds.

Author : Randy Stapilus
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781493017331

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Idaho History by Randy Stapilus Pdf

Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Idaho History features fourteen short profiles of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Gem State. It reveals the dark side of some well-known and even revered characters from Idaho’s past—both part-time Jerks and others who were Jerks through and through. They include: Ezra Pound, native Idahoan and celebrated poet, who followed the slippery slope of socialism into full-on fascism, became a sycophant of Hitler and Mussolini, and eventually stood trial in the US for treason. Lyda Shaw, Idaho’s most notorious serial killer, whose marry-and-bury modus operandi enabled her to make a literal killing on her late husbands’ life insurance policies. Caleb Lyon, the second territorial governor of Idaho, who used his social prominence and political connections to make a very comfortable living (sometimes shored up with his own embezzled funds), dodging any of the actual duties that came with his political appointments, and doing precious little else.

Author : Sam Lowe
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780762783755

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Arizona History by Sam Lowe Pdf

Each volume in this series features approximately fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given state. The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in these entertaining yet informing books.

Author : Sam Lowe
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780762783922

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in New Mexico History by Sam Lowe Pdf

Each volume in this series features approximately fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given state. The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in these entertaining yet informing books.

Author : Kara Hughes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781461747550

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in New York History by Kara Hughes Pdf

A delightfully wicked look at the badly behaved characters who shaped the history of New York through their deeds and misdeeds.

Author : Ray Bendici
Publisher : Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Connecticut
ISBN : 0762772158

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Speaking Ill Of The Dead by Ray Bendici Pdf

The lives of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary--if misunderstood--thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes, jerks, and evil doers from history all get their due in the short essays featured in these enlightening, informative books. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Connecticut History features fifteen short biographies of nefarious characters, from Benedict Arnold to P.T. Barnum.

Author : E. Lynne Wright
Publisher : Globe Pequot
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0762778547

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Florida History by E. Lynne Wright Pdf

The lives of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary–if misunderstood–thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes, jerks, and evil doers from history all get their due in the short essays featured in these enlightening, informative, books. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Florida History features more than a dozen short biographies of nefarious characters, from the misguided Dr. Frederick Weedon, the physician who treated the great Muskegee warrior Osceola during his captivity, to Lewis Powell, John Wilkes Booth’s Florida co-conspirator.

Author : Chad E. Pearson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781469671741

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Capital's Terrorists by Chad E. Pearson Pdf

Through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, employers and powerful individuals deployed a variety of tactics to control ordinary people as they sought to secure power in and out of workplaces. In the face of worker resistance, employers and their allies collaborated to use a variety of extralegal repressive techniques, including whippings, kidnappings, drive-out campaigns, incarcerations, arsons, hangings, and shootings, as well as less overtly illegal tactics such as shutting down meetings, barring speakers from lecturing through blacklists, and book burning. This book draws together the groups engaged in this kind of violence, reimagining the original Ku Klux Klan, various Law and Order Leagues, Stockgrowers' organizations, and Citizens' Alliances as employers' associations driven by unambiguous economic and managerial interests. Though usually discussed separately, all of these groups used similar language to tar their lower-class challengers—former slaves, rustlers, homesteaders of modest means, populists, political radicals, and striking workers—as menacing villains and deployed comparable tactics to suppress them. And perhaps most notably, spokespersons for these respective organizations justified their actions by insisting that they were committed to upholding "law and order." Ultimately, this book suggests that the birth of law and order politics as we know it can be found in nineteenth-century campaigns of organized terror against an assortment of ordinary people across racial lines conducted by Klansmen, lawmen, vigilantes, and union busters.

Author : Marley Brant
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781493057139

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Tortured Soul by Marley Brant Pdf

Those interested in the history of the infamous Younger Brothers of Missouri know eldest brother Cole’s story. Or at least they think they do. Cole told it enough times. Yet his autobiography, his dozens of interviews, and the stories he told to his friends and family members unfortunately tell a story quite different from researched history of the same times and events. John and Bob died young and never had the opportunity to tell their side of it all. And brother Jim remained silent. Until now. Tortured Soul: Jim Younger in His Own Words finally reveals Jim’s memories, thoughts, and opinions. Although Jim’s recollections are also mired in selective memories and a certain distortion brought about by the passage of time, a damaged psyche, and a need to protect himself and those he loved, the story Jim tells is based on his history and his desire to set Cole’s tall tales in their proper perspective.

Author : Rose Arny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1546 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015046802248

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