Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in New England History

Informationen zum Autor By Matthew P. Mayo Klappentext 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 New England History features twenty short biographies of nefarious characters, from Charles W. Morse, serial monopolist, cheat, liar, and swindler, to Emeline Meaker & Mary Rogers, otherwise known as the Lady Killers. Zusammenfassung "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 New England History features twenty short biographies of nefarious characters! from Charles W. Morse! serial monopolist! cheat! liar! and swindler! to Emeline Meaker & Mary Rogers! otherwise known as the Lady Killers"--

Product details

• Authors: Matthew P. Mayo, Mayo Matthew P.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2013
• EAN: 9780762778621
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-7862-1
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in History; Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo; Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; New England, Connecticut, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: general, Biography: historical, political & military, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws, Northeast